I dag: Verdens bokdag

Eller World Book and Copyright day, som UNESCO døpte den. Gir en litt annen bismak, hva? Nevertheless:

23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. (...)It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity. The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold. (sit. UNESCO)

Desverre fungerer ikke linken til Verdensbokdag.no, ellers kunne vi kastet oss over den også.

Apropos copyright så nasket jeg dette bildet fra et sted i google images, det blir nok ikke første gangen jeg lar være å oppgi bildekilde. Som en litt symbolsk snert på slutten av posten.