Since 1995, UNESCO has designated April 23 each year as "World Book & Copyright Day" to educate the public (especially

1. Introduction to World Book Day

World Book Day stands for World Book and Copyright Day, also known as "World Book Day". The original idea came from the International Publishers Association. In 1995, April 23 of each year was officially designated as "World Book and Copyright Day". Its purpose is to hope that people scattered around the world, whether you are old or young, whether you are poor or rich, whether you are sick or Healthy people can enjoy the pleasure of reading, respect and appreciate the masters of literature, culture, science, and thought who have made great contributions to human civilization, and can protect intellectual property rights. On this day every year, various celebrations and book promotion activities are held in more than 100 countries around the world.

2. History of World Book Day

In 1995, the International Publishers Association proposed the idea of ??"World Book Day" at the 25th Global Conference, and the Spanish government Submit the plan to UNESCO. Later, Russia believed that the concept of copyright should also be added to "World Book Day". The proposal to establish World Book Day was proposed by Spain and was inspired by the "St. George's Day" in Catalonia, Spain. According to Library Magazine, World Book Day comes from a legend in Catalonia, Spain: a beautiful princess was trapped in the mountains by a dragon. The warrior George defeated the dragon alone and rescued the princess; the princess gave George a gift in return. a book. Since then, the book has become a symbol of courage and strength. April 23 became "St. George's Day". During the festival, residents in Catalonia have the custom of giving roses and books to relatives and friends.

In 1995, UNESCO announced April 23 as "World Book Day". April 23, 1616 is the death anniversary of the famous Spanish writer Cervantes and the famous British writer Shakespeare.

3. Practical activities

According to foreign data, since the announcement of "World Book Day", more than 100 countries and regions have participated in this activity. Many countries will carry out a variety of activities on this day or within a week or a month. During this period, libraries, media, publishers, schools, shops, communities and other institutions and groups will do some book donation, Reading and other things that encourage people to read turn the promotion of reading into a lively and joyful festival.

The situation in China In 2004, in order to implement the "knowledge project" with the purpose of "advocating reading for all and building a reading society", the Library Society of China held large-scale activities nationwide to let the public know " World Book Day”.