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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, World Book Day is a charity event in March, held annually on the first Thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. [10] The annual celebration on 23 April is World Book Night, an event organized by independent charity The Reading Agency. [11]
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because it was on this day at 11:00 am that World War I ended in 1918. The first Thanksgiving lasted for three days and was not proclaimed a holiday until ...
In 2007, World Book Day celebrated its 10th anniversary with the publication of 10 £1/1,50€ books. Since then every child in full-time education in the UK and Ireland is entitled to receive a £1/1,50€ World Book day Book token every year.
Nov. 17 is an extraordinary day — not only for stargazers but for everyone to enjoy. The planets are working together in the cosmos to bring us a moment in time that we can enjoy and absorb ...
World Backup Day (31 March) World Bluegrass Day (1 October) [] World Peace Day (21 September) World Theatre Day (27 March) International CrowdStruck Day (19 July) This day is observed in remembrance of the widespread incident when the world experienced the infamous "blue screen of death," triggered by a faulty update from the CrowdStrike Falcon ...
Diwali, 3 November; Melbourne Cup Day, first Tuesday of November; NZDA National Oral Health Day, first Friday of November; Guy Fawkes Night, 5 November; Premature Awareness Day, 17 November; World day for the Prevention of Abuse and Violence Against Children, 19 November; White Ribbon Day (for the Elimination of Violence against Women), 25 November
This is a list of books released for World Book Day in the UK and Ireland.In 1998 and 1999 a specially created WBD anthology priced at £1 (€1.50 in Ireland) was published.