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World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St George's Day – a tradition started over 90 years ago. World Book Day is a partnership of publishers, booksellers and interested parties who work together to promote books and reading for the personal enrichment and enjoyment of all. A main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. To know more about the events planned for this venue, just visit the website www.worldbookday.com.
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The UK and Ireland also celebrate on April 23rd the World Book Night. The World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books as well, which sees tens of thousands of passionate volunteers gift specially chosen and printed WBN books in their communities to share their love of reading. Each year 20,000 volunteers are recruited to hand out 20 copies of their favourite book from a list to members of their community who don’t regularly read. World Book Night is about giving books and encouraging reading in those who don’t regularly do so. But it is also about people, communities and connections, about reaching out to others and touching lives in the simplest of ways, through the sharing of stories. Source: WorldBookNight.Org
So as to finish this post in greatness, here follows the reference to Edinburgh, the world's first UNESCO City of Literature, pioneer in an international network of UNESCO Creative Cities. This title bestows international recognition on Edinburgh and Scotland as a world centre for literature and literary activity, a city brimming with fantastic libraries, bookshops and authors, and packed with places of literary significance.
Source: cityofliterature.com (abridged)
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