World Book Day

Today is World Book Day, a day celebrated by over one hundred countries.

What is it exactly and why was it created?

World Book Day is the day for you to stop what you are doing, pick up a book and read it.  Consider it a wonderful privilege.

Believe it or not there were signs of writing way back in 3,500 B.C. and China actually printed a book 858 A.D.  

When you start in school, books are in classrooms beginning in nursery school and Pre-K and it continues all the way up to when you graduate high school.  Books are a constant in our lives from very young to very old.

There are so many authors who have kept us entertained and taught us new things.  It is such a gift to be able to write a book and have it enjoyed by thousands of people.

This day was chosen by UNESCO as it was the death of Shakespeare and a Spaniard named Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.  

Shakespeare needs no introduction.  He wrote so much that many of our idioms today come from his works.  Sayings like, a laughing stock, a sorry sight, dead as a doornail and in a pickle to name a few.

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born in Peru but moved and resided in Spain for most of his life.  Because his mother was of Inca heritage his writings were about the life and benevolence of the Inca people.  This is where he gained his fame.

Today, you and I have print books that we can get on loan or buy.  There are also audiobooks we can listen to and a number of digital devices where we can access books.  We really have the reading world at our feet.

Private Home Health Care hopes that on this day and in the future you’ll find time to sit and read a good book.  Choose anything you like and sit back and let it take you away.