Thursday 14 April 2016

WORLD BOOK DAY


World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23. The aim of it is to inculcate reading habits among people, specially on young  people.

The first World Book Day was celebrated April 23, in 1995. The date was chosen because it was the death of the famous authors William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. The idea of the day was taken from a Spanish tradition;  The Rose Day.

There are traditions on the day which are specific to some countries: in Spain, people exchange books and organise a reading marathon during two days; at the end, Miguel de Cervantes' price is given by the king. In Sweden, writing competitions are organised across schools and colleges.

In UK and Ireland, the day is celebrated on the first Thursday of March instead of April 23, as St George's Day is celebrated on this day.

To mark this important anniversary, a company in Australia has built a full-scale temporary working replica of the second globe theatre, which was built in 1599.
Shakespeare's works performed in this theatre made the Globe one of the most important theatres in history.


Thanks to researches from Sydney university, Pop-Up-Globe will replicate the exact dimensions  of the second Globe theatre. Eight works from William will be performed. The last one will be on April 16. All the people will share the same space and experience.



 
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29 comments:

  1. Ines Aranaga10 May 2016 at 08:57

    This is a very interesting culture post. Besides,I love reading so knowing more about this topic is very enjoyable for me.

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  2. Unknown10 May 2016 at 10:49

    I didn't know there was the world book day and I really do believe that young people should be encouraged to read more, so it's amazing!

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  3. Unknown10 May 2016 at 11:03

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  5. Unknown10 May 2016 at 11:05

    I do not like reading so much... but I think that it is a good idea to remember us, those two important authors.

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  6. Unknown11 May 2016 at 01:59

    I like reading, so knowing more about a hobbie it's very interesting.

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  7. Anonymous26 October 2016 at 12:50

    I like a lot reading, and this blog so me that there are also lots of people that like reading, and that is great.In my opinion this blog is awesome.

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  8. Anonymous27 October 2016 at 00:01

    It is a good idea because they are many people that wants to read many books for culturize

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  9. Anonymous27 October 2016 at 00:02

    I like reading because i learn a lot of new vocabulary and a learn to read more fast

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  10. Anonymous11 November 2016 at 10:20

    I´m Sarah Pinto, a student of first ESO. I like reading books because you learn new vocabulary!!! The books make you travel to another places in your imagination.

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  11. Anonymous13 November 2016 at 03:57

    Hello, I´m mikel a, first ESO student.
    I like reading because you learn new things. And finally you get the habit of reading books, also you learn new vocabulary.

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  12. Anonymous13 November 2016 at 03:58

    Hello, I´m mikel a, first ESO student.
    I like reading because you learn new things. And finally you get the habit of reading books, also you learn new vocabulary.

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  13. Anonymous13 November 2016 at 05:09

    Hello I´m Lucia a student of 1ºeso.
    I like Reading books because I travel to another place in my imagination and at the same time I learn new vocabulary!

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  14. Unknown13 November 2016 at 06:53

    Hi I am Imogen from 1°eso I like reading in different languages but my favourite language must be English.my favourite book is Matilda in English bye bye thank you for uploading this article imogen

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  15. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 00:17

    Interesting article, I love reading books!

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  16. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 00:22

    In my opinion, doing competitions also here would encourage people to read much more and enjoy it as well.

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  17. Rakel Sánchez5 December 2016 at 00:25

    Very interesting culture post.

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  18. Unknown5 December 2016 at 00:27

    An exiting celebration that can be very interesting for students!

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  19. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 00:29

    I didn't know about this celebration but it looks quite interesting!

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  20. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 00:52

    This celebration looks very interesting and at the same time it provides cultural knowledge

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  21. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 05:02

    it seems to be really exciting!

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  22. Anonymous9 December 2016 at 02:04

    I never heard about this celebration but I think it could be something interesting for people who like reading.

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  23. Anonymous11 December 2016 at 07:45

    I have never heard about this celebration. It is a very interesting post.

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  24. Unai24 October 2017 at 09:41

    This is very interesting. I like it a lot!!!

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  25. Anonymous25 October 2017 at 05:45

    I like reading, so that is very interesting info!

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  26. nuestro blog25 October 2017 at 06:29

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  27. nuestro blog25 October 2017 at 06:30

    it is very interesting

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  28. Anonymous25 October 2017 at 06:35

    wow!
    there is a lot of information that I didn"t know , is very interesting

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  29. Anonymous25 October 2017 at 10:51

    how interesting, I had never heard it

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