Other Occasions Marked On The Date
April 23 is also World Book and Copyright Day, created by UNESCO in 1995 to promote reading, publishing and copyright. UNESCO chose its date partly in honour of St George's Day as celebrated in the Spanish region of Catalonia, when sweethearts traditionally exchange gifts of books, what derived in the "Book Day" celebration in all the Spanish country. Walton chose April 23 in recognition of the Catalan celebration, and because the date is traditionally considered William Shakespeare's birthday, but she was unaware of the pre-existing United Nations observance.
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Famous quotes containing the words occasions, marked and/or date:
“A man must find his occasions in himself, it is true. The natural day is very calm, and will hardly reprove his indolence.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“You think that you are Ann’s suitor; that you are the pursuer and she the pursued; that it is your part to woo, to persuade, to prevail, to overcome. Fool: it is you who are the pursued, the marked down quarry, the destined prey.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“Ev’rythin’s up to date in Kansas City.”
—Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)