English Language Day 

About English Language Day 

English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23rd April, the date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare.

The Day is the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Global Communications, establishing language days for each of the Organization's six official languages.

The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.

11Jul

World Population Day 

• Diversity
• United Nations

World Population Day is observed annually on 11 July to focus the attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

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9Aug

Indigenous Day

• Diversity
• United Nations

Indigenous people speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.

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31Aug

International Day for People of African Descent

• Diversity
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of the International Day for People of African Descent.

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23Sep

International Day of Sign Languages

• Diversity
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Sign Languages

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German Beer Day

• Alcohol
• Germany

Find out the dates, history and traditions of German Beer Day

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Eid Al Fitr ☪️

• Religious
• International

The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan.

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St. George's Day in Catalonia

• Folk
• Spain

St. George's Day is celebrated as a day of love and culture in Catalonia, Spain.

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National Cherry Cheesecake Day

• Food
• USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cherry Cheesecake Day

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