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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. The annual celebration on 23 April is World Book Night, an event organized by independent charity The Reading Agency.
Supertato: Books Are Rubbish! written by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet (Simon & Schuster) Amelia Fang and the Bookworm Gang written by Laura Ellen Anderson (Egmont) Dog Man written by Dav Pilkey ( Scholastic) Evie in the Jungle written by Matt Haig, illustrated by Emily Gravett (Canongate)
In his 1990 book The New Millennium, Robertson suggests this date as the day of Earth's destruction. May 2008 Pyotr Kuznetsov: Followers of Kuznetsov, 31 adults and 4 children (one 18 months old), went into a cave in Russia in November 2007 thinking they would be safe from an apocalypse occurring in the spring.
International Children's Book Day ( ICBD) is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen 's birthday, April 2. Activities include writing competitions, announcements of book awards and ...
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. [2] On this day, fans openly carry a towel with them, as described in Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, to demonstrate their appreciation for the books and the author.
The Official World Goth Day site defines it as "a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world." World Goth Day originated in the United Kingdom in 2009 initially as Goth Day, a smaller scale celebration of the gothic subculture inspired from the broadcasting of ...
2 April 2025. ( 2025-04-02) Frequency. annual. First time. 2008. World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day annually on 2 April, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. [1] [2] It was designated by the United Nations General ...
20 March 2025. ( 2025-03-20) Frequency. Annual. The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on 20 March. [1] It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 June 2012. [2] The International Day of Happiness aims to make people around the world realize the importance of happiness within their lives. [3]