What is World Book Day
World Book Day is celebrated every year by the people all over the world on 23rd of April. It is the most important event organized by the UNESCO in the hope of getting more people into the reading habits. World Book Day celebration was started by the UNESCO for the first time in 1995. But in the United Kingdom, it is not on 23rd of April, it is celebrated on the first Thursday of March.
How World Book Day is celebrated:
One can take part in celebrating World Book Day by buying or reading some exciting and funny books from popular book shops where all kinds of books are available. World Book Day celebration plays a great role in bringing kids closer to the books as well as helps them to know about writers and their ideas about life. As an old Chinese saying goes, "In books you can find not only wealth but also gorgeous beauty."
Quotes by famous people:
"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon." – Bertolt Brecht
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." – Saint Augustine
"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all." – Oscar Wilde
"There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read." – Gilbert K. Chesterton
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