What day is it today?

The full name of World Book Day is World Book and Copyright Day, which is also translated as World Book Day. The original idea came from the International Association of Publishers. 1995, April 23rd was officially designated as "World Book and Copyright Day" to promote more people to read and write.

From 65438 to 0972, UNESCO issued a call to the whole world to "move towards a reading society", requiring all members of society to read books, so that reading becomes an indispensable part of people's daily life.

From 65438 to 0995, the International Publishers Association put forward the idea of "World Reading Day" at the 25th Global Congress, and the Spanish government submitted the plan to UNESCO. Later, Russia thought that "World Reading Day" should also add the concept of copyright.

The proposal to set up World Reading Day was put forward by Spain, and its inspiration came from the "St. George's Day" in Catalonia, Spain. According to library journal, World Book Day originated from a legend in Catalonia, Spain: a beautiful princess was trapped in the mountains by a dragon, and the warrior George defeated the dragon alone and rescued the princess; The present that the princess gave George was a book. Become a symbol of courage and strength from this book. April 23rd became "St George's Day". During the festival, Catalan residents have the custom of giving roses and books to their relatives and friends.

1995, UNESCO declared April 23rd as "World Reading Day". April 23rd is the anniversary of the death of Cervantes, a famous Spanish writer, and Shakespeare, a famous British writer.