1、UNESCOs choice of 23 April as World Book Day was inspired by a beautiful legend. April 23 is the St. Georges Day in Catalonia, Spain, and legend has it that the beautiful princess was trapped deep in the mountains by the evil dragon, and the warrior George defeated the evil dragon alone and rescued
2、the princess; The princesss gift to George in return was a book. Since then, the book has become a symbol of courage and strength.In fact, this day is also the anniversary of Shakespeares birth and death, and it is also the birthday of American writer Nabokov, French writer Maurice Drouen, Icelandic
3、 Nobel Prize winner Laxnes and many other literary artists, so this day has become a global book day seems justified.purposeWorld Book Day on April 23 is called World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day.The original idea came from the International Publishers Association. The progra
4、mme was transferred from Spain to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.UNESCOs choice of 23 April as World Book Day was inspired by a beautiful legend.April 23 is the St. Georges Day in Catalonia, Spain, and legend has it that the beautiful princess was trapped deep in the mountains by the evil dragon, and the warrior George defeated the evil dragon alone and rescued the princess; The princesss gift to George in return was a book. from now on The book became a symbol of courage and strength.World Book DayWorld Book Day