International Book Day - Shakespeare Day

April 23rd marks the anniversary of the birth or death of a range of well-known writers, including Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare. For this reason, UNESCO's General Conference chose this date to pay tribute to books and the authors who wrote them 

A range of activities to promote reading and the cultural aspects of books are held all over the world. Events include: relay readings of books and plays; the distribution of bookmarks; the announcement of the winners of literary competitions. World Book is an occasion to pay a worldwide tribute to books and authors and to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading. 

The date was chosen because April 23rd marks the anniversary of the birth or death of a range of very famous writers and because of the Catalan traditions surrounding this day. In Catalonia, a region of Spain, April 23 is known as La Diada de Sant Jordi (St George's Day) and it is traditional for sweethearts to exchange books and roses. World Book and Copyright Day has been held annually since 1995.

Source of the text: timeanddate.com

VOCABULARY

well-known: conocidos / coneguts

range: variedad / varietat

promote: promoure / promover

worldwide: a nivell mundial / a nivel mundial

pleasure of reading: plaer per la lectura / placer por la lectura

sweethearts: persones estimades / seres queridos

exchange: intercanviar / intercambiar