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World Book Day: Here's books to read during pandemic

Jyoti B

Apr 23, 2021 05:25 GMT

The person who likes to read books never feels lonely in life.

World Book Day is celebrated on 23 April every year around the world. This day is dedicated to books. Books not only show us the path of knowledge by being pioneers, in loneliness, they also play along as friends. One reason for celebrating this day is to promote the habit of reading books among people.

Books are our source of knowledge and without it our education is incomplete. It is a person's best friend.

History:

The reason for celebrating 23 April as World Book Day is that many prominent writers were born or died on this day. William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Josep Playa died on 23 April, while Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Maurice Drune were born on 23 April.

UNESCO started celebrating World Book Day on 23 April 1995:

UNESCO began celebrating this day on 23 April 1995. Through this day UNESCO aims to promote literacy among the people of the world. With this, access to all educational resources can be ensured. This day especially dedicated to authors, publishers, teachers, librarians, personal and primary institutions, NGOs promoting human rights for there contribution.

World book day 2021:

As part of the celebrations on World Book Day 2021, UNESCO has created a bookface challenge.

“The book covers are incredibly important and play a vital role in our buying decisions. We’re all extremely judgemental about covers. The pandemic has also reminded us all of the importance of books and reading for comfort and escapism, we’ve all needed it this past year…in such circumstances, we invite students, teachers, readers from around the world as well as the book industry and library services to testify and express their love for reading by participating to this challenge,” an official statement on the UNESCO website read.

World Book Day 2021: Celebration

Every year, numerous events are held on this day but this year, due to the widespread Covid-19 virus, most educational institutions are closed for the safety of their students, teachers, and staff.

People spending time at home can download a good book through the internet and read positive books and gain knowledge.