World Book Day 2022: history and traditions of the holiday
The love of reading brings people together. Literature lovers celebrate World Book Day every year, and 2022 will be no exception.

Book lovers can be called readers who appreciate the work of writers, poets, publishers, librarians, workers in printing houses and bookstores. And, of course, Book Lover’s Day is a holiday for those who invent and write, and those who help to ensure that the work reaches the reader. 

What date is World Book Day in 2022 and how interesting it is to spend this day, we will tell in the article.

When is World Book Day 2022?

As usual, World Book Day 2022 will be celebrated 9 August. In addition to this holiday, there are other dates that literature lovers can mark in their notebooks. Here are just a few.

30 NovemberReader’s Day
March 3Writer’s Day
March 21World poetry day
23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright Day
27 MayLibrarian’s Day
13 DecemberEditor’s Day

In order not to get confused in the numbers and holidays, we advise you to congratulate all those involved in literature on World Book Lovers Day.

Interesting facts about the holiday

World Book CapitalEach year, the title of World Book Capital is awarded to the most reading city according to UNESCO. For example, in 2021 Tbilisi (Georgia) became the World Book Capital.
Benefit from readingNeuropsychologists claim that reading reduces stress levels by 68% (1). In a stressful situation, you can normalize your heart rate and relieve tension by starting to read an interesting book. It will take about 6 minutes to recover. 
Book exchange is a great way to celebrate the holiday Bookcrossing (book exchange) is a social movement that looks like a flash mob. The bottom line: you can take your book on a “journey” by leaving it in a public place, the other person will find it, read it, and maybe also leave the book somewhere for the next lucky person. You can follow the movement of books on the Internet. For example, on the bookcrossing site in Our Country (2).

history of the holiday

The tradition of celebrating World Book Day originates in America. It was there that the national holiday Book Lovers Day was born. Fans of literature in different parts of the world appreciated the idea of ​​​​the inhabitants of the United States and also began to celebrate this holiday. 

Now Book Lovers Day has a worldwide significance, despite the fact that August 9 is not officially recognized as a public holiday. Maybe for many of us this date will be an occasion to look into a bookstore or library. 

Holiday traditions

On the day of lovers of reading, shops hold book exhibitions, fairs and sales. Libraries organize poetry evenings and programs for children. The authors present their new works, give interviews and leave autographs for those who wish. 

In addition to noisy city events, there are many ways to spend this day in a special way. For example, you can make delicious tea and arrange an evening of reading aloud. If you have children, you can stage your favorite fairy tale with them and invite relatives and friends to the performance. Another option is to meet up with friends and discuss the latest book releases or revisit a movie adaptation of a good book. And for those with a creative streak, World Book Day can be an occasion to write a poem, start a podcast, or blog. 

Popular questions and answers

There are many fans of reading, but not everyone knows about holidays dedicated to literature. We answer the most interesting questions from readers. 

What other holidays are dedicated to books?

There are many such holidays, here are some of them: 

• January 13 – Press Day, 

• March 24-30 is the Week of Children’s and Youth Books,  

• June 6 – Pushkin Day in Our Country, 

• September 8 – International Literacy Day, 

Every fourth Monday in October is International School Libraries Day. 

What is the name of the rarest book in the world and where is it located?

One of the rarest books is the Giant Codex, written at the beginning of the 310th century. The book is also called the “Devil’s Bible” because it is the only bible that contains an image of Satan that fills the entire page. There is a belief that a book of XNUMX parchment sheets was written by one monk in one night, and the devil helped him in this. Therefore, his “portrait” is in the book. 

Since the XNUMXth century, a copy has been kept in Stockholm, in the National Library of Sweden. The book is in the exhibition, which is constantly available to anyone. 

Where and when was the book first published?

Printing has been invented at least three times: in Korea, China and Europe. The first book was printed in the period from 704 to 751 using woodcuts – an impression on paper from a wooden printing plate. If, of course, do not take into account the piece print. Piece printing left images on textiles in ancient China. Samples of such printing on paper date back to no later than 220 AD. e.
  1. English scientists about the physiology of reading and its impact on physical and mental health. S.S. Tverskaya. URL: https://elib.bsu.by/bitstream/123456789/157334/1/772-775.pdf
  2. Bookcrossing in Our Country. URL: https://bookcrossing.ru/

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