World Book and Copyright Day

Tomorrow, April 23rd, the World Book and Copyright Day will be celebrated.

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

There are some links at the end of this post you can follow to learn more about these facts. 

Books are very important in our lives.

You can appreciate it watching the following video story by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg "THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE". It got the Best Animation Short Oscar in the 84th Edition (2012).

It's a hommage to a great book and to the cinema: The Wizard of Oz or Buster Keaton. They also show their love for books.

Title: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Author: William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
Last watched on April 22, 2018, at URL https://youtu.be/OTVnyHwNxD0

But today it's also Saint George, San Jorge (in Spanish) or Sant Jordin (in catalán).

Some of these celebrations have to do with the World Book Day, but there are some other activities as interesting as the following:

• In Cataluña / Catalonia: " a book and a rose"

Title: Catalans celebrate Sant Jordi Day by exchanging roses
Author: Catalan News
Last watched on April 22, 2018, at URL https://youtu.be/6hK9WKyyfvg

• In the Valencian Community: Sant Jordi is the patron saint of Alcoy, a city in North Alicante. They honor their patron with the Festivals of Moors and Christians (declared of International Tourist Interest since 1980):

Título: Video promocional Festes 2018
Autor: Trastero Productions
Visto por última vez el 22 de abril de 2018 en la URL https://youtu.be/gqG6LuiE4dw

• In England, St. George is the patron saint of this country, part of the United Kingdom:

Title: Story Time: St. George and the Dragon
Author: The Art Institute of Chicago
Last watched on April 22, 2018 at URL http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/CC/index.html

You can learn more information by visiting the following links on my Antigua's Playground blog:

- William Shakespeare's special post: International Book Day (in English)

- Some authors' anniversaries:Cervantes, Shakespeare e Inca Garcilaso (in Spanish)

- Miguel de Cervantes and The Quixote special:CERVANTES y El Quijote (in Spanish).

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