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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.
The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen ( Dutch: Internationale Vierdaagse Afstandsmarsen Nijmegen, pronounced [ˈɪntərnɑʃoːˌnaːlə ˈviːrˌdaːxsə ˈʔɑfstɑntsˌmɑrsə (n) ˈnɛiˌmeːɣə (n)]) is the largest multiple day marching event in the world. It is organised every year in Nijmegen, Netherlands in mid-July as a means of ...
Around the World in Eighty Days. Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a ...
2022. Rocket Rules: Ten Little Ways to Think Big! written by Nathan Bryon, illustrated by Dapo Adeola (Puffin Books) Dinosaur Roar and Friends! written by Peter Curtis and Jeanne Willis (Macmillan Children's Books) Hey Duggee: The World Book Day Badge written by Studio AKA (Ladybird)
World Book Day (UK and Ireland) World Book Day is a charity event held annually in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the first Thursday in March. On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK and the Republic of Ireland is provided with a voucher to be spent on books; the event was first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1998.
All medals were made by Koninklijke Begeer of the South Holland town of Voorschoten until 1976, when the contract moved to W. van Veluw of Zeist, near Utrecht. Award structure. Every year a walker successfully completes the march is marked either by a special cross, or a number to be attached to the ribbon of the last cross awarded.
The Netherlands have a two-day holiday, called Eerste Paasdag on Sunday and Tweede Paasdag on Monday (lit. First Easter Day and Second Easter Day) If 27 April falls on a Sunday, King's Day is celebrated on the 26th. This is a national holiday, but not a mandatory paid holiday for everyone. [2]
Delivering gifts to children on St Nicholas' Eve. Sinterklaas ( Dutch: [ˌsɪntərˈklaːs]) or Sint-Nicolaas ( Dutch: [sɪnt ˈnikoːlaːs] ⓘ) is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other Dutch names for the figure include De Sint ("The Saint"), De Goede Sint ("The Good Saint") and De Goedheiligman ("The ...