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'''Zamenhof Day''' ({{lang-eo|Zamenhofa Tago}}), also called '''Esperanto Day''',<ref>{{cite web| url= http://esperanto-usa.org/en/content/esperanto-day-google | website= Esperanto-USA.org | title= Esperanto Day at Google | date= 15 December 2009| author= Limako | accessdate= 15 December 2014}}</ref> is celebrated on 15 December, the [[birthday]] of [[Esperanto]] creator [[L. L. Zamenhof]].<ref>[http://www.poland.pl/archives/postpartionera/article,,id,271194.htm Birth certificate of Ludwik Zamenhof] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229164001/http://www.poland.pl/archives/postpartionera/article%2C%2Cid%2C271194.htm |date=2012-02-29 }}, dated 15 December 1859, Archives of Poland, Post-Partition Era (19th century)</ref> It is the most widely celebrated day in [[Esperanto culture]].<ref>[http://esperanto.cri.cn/1/2004/12/22/1@18820.htm Pri la 145-a Zamenhofa tago] at China Radio International</ref> |
'''Zamenhof Day''' ({{lang-eo|Zamenhofa Tago}}), also called '''Esperanto Day''',<ref>{{cite web| url= http://esperanto-usa.org/en/content/esperanto-day-google | website= Esperanto-USA.org | title= Esperanto Day at Google | date= 15 December 2009| author= Limako | accessdate= 15 December 2014}}</ref> is celebrated on 15 December, the [[birthday]] of [[Esperanto]] creator [[L. L. Zamenhof]].<ref>[http://www.poland.pl/archives/postpartionera/article,,id,271194.htm Birth certificate of Ludwik Zamenhof] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229164001/http://www.poland.pl/archives/postpartionera/article%2C%2Cid%2C271194.htm |date=2012-02-29 }}, dated 15 December 1859, Archives of Poland, Post-Partition Era (19th century)</ref> It is the most widely celebrated day in [[Esperanto culture]].<ref>[http://esperanto.cri.cn/1/2004/12/22/1@18820.htm Pri la 145-a Zamenhofa tago] at China Radio International</ref> |
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The history of celebrating Esperanto on Zamenhof's birthday can be traced back to 17<!-- indeed 17 (by Gregorian calendar) or 5 (by Julian calendar valid there and then), because this is the date of the party and not of the birthday itself /which is 15/ --> December 1878, when at a birthday party for his 19th birthday he presented to his friends his ''[[Proto-Esperanto#The Lingwe uniwersala of 1878|Lingwe uniwersala]]'', the first version of his [[international auxiliary language|international language]].<ref>Boulton, Marjorie. ''Zamenhof, Aǔtoro de Esperanto''. La Laguna : J. Régulo, 1962.</ref><ref>Discussion on the exact date of that birthday party may be found at [http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/velanoj/messages/1363?expand=1 Message Board]{{ |
The history of celebrating Esperanto on Zamenhof's birthday can be traced back to 17<!-- indeed 17 (by Gregorian calendar) or 5 (by Julian calendar valid there and then), because this is the date of the party and not of the birthday itself /which is 15/ --> December 1878, when at a birthday party for his 19th birthday he presented to his friends his ''[[Proto-Esperanto#The Lingwe uniwersala of 1878|Lingwe uniwersala]]'', the first version of his [[international auxiliary language|international language]].<ref>Boulton, Marjorie. ''Zamenhof, Aǔtoro de Esperanto''. La Laguna : J. Régulo, 1962.</ref><ref>Discussion on the exact date of that birthday party may be found at [http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/velanoj/messages/1363?expand=1 Message Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425162559/http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/velanoj/messages/1363?expand=1 |date=2012-04-25 }} at Yahoo Groups Japan</ref> By 1887, this language had evolved into what is now recognized as Esperanto when he published the ''[[Unua Libro]]''. |
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Today, many Esperanto speakers buy an extra Esperanto book around this time of year. There are also special Esperanto gatherings and parties throughout the world to celebrate the occasion, which is used as a reason for [[Esperantist]]s to get together during the holiday season. |
Today, many Esperanto speakers buy an extra Esperanto book around this time of year. There are also special Esperanto gatherings and parties throughout the world to celebrate the occasion, which is used as a reason for [[Esperantist]]s to get together during the holiday season. |
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Revision as of 04:38, 11 July 2017
| Zamenhof Day | |
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| Official name | Zamenhofa Tago (Esperanto) |
| Also called | Esperanto Literature Day, Esperanto Day, Zamenhof's Birthday |
| Observed by | International Esperanto community |
| Type | Cultural holiday |
| Date | 15 December |
| Next time | 15 December 2024 |
| Frequency | annual |
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Zamenhof Day (Esperanto: Zamenhofa Tago), also called Esperanto Day,[1] is celebrated on 15 December, the birthday of Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof.[2] It is the most widely celebrated day in Esperanto culture.[3]
The history of celebrating Esperanto on Zamenhof's birthday can be traced back to 17 December 1878, when at a birthday party for his 19th birthday he presented to his friends his Lingwe uniwersala, the first version of his international language.[4][5] By 1887, this language had evolved into what is now recognized as Esperanto when he published the Unua Libro.
Today, many Esperanto speakers buy an extra Esperanto book around this time of year. There are also special Esperanto gatherings and parties throughout the world to celebrate the occasion, which is used as a reason for Esperantists to get together during the holiday season.
Some Esperanto speakers, not wanting to over-celebrate the achievements of a single man, have suggested celebrating 15 December as Esperanto Literature Day instead. Thus they encourage Esperanto organizations that hold gatherings on that day to add a book review or poetry reading to the program or to announce the publication of a new book. On an individual level, one can buy or start reading a new book or in some other way celebrate Esperanto literature.
Zamenhof's 150th birth anniversary
15 December 2009 marked 150 years since Zamenhof's birth, and there were several events to celebrate. On this date, the authorities in his home town of Białystok, Poland opened a new Zamenhof Center,[6] and a symposium honoring Zamenhof was held in New York City featuring talks by Arika Okrent and Humphrey Tonkin among other professors.[7]
Also on this date, the search engine Google[which?] bore a special version of their logo (a Doodle) emblazoned with the Esperanto flag in honor of the occasion,[8][9] which resulted in about 2 million people clicking it to read a Wikipedia[which?] article on Zamenhof or Esperanto.[10]
References
- ^ Limako (15 December 2009). "Esperanto Day at Google". Esperanto-USA.org. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Birth certificate of Ludwik Zamenhof Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, dated 15 December 1859, Archives of Poland, Post-Partition Era (19th century)
- ^ Pri la 145-a Zamenhofa tago at China Radio International
- ^ Boulton, Marjorie. Zamenhof, Aǔtoro de Esperanto. La Laguna : J. Régulo, 1962.
- ^ Discussion on the exact date of that birthday party may be found at Message Board Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine at Yahoo Groups Japan
- ^ Limako (12 December 2009). "Esperanto Today". Esperanto-USA.org. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Zamenhof Symposium
- ^ Zamenhof Honored by Google, Huliq.com. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Google festas la Zamenhof-Tagon, Libera Folio Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Blahuš, Marek. "Google: Reklami Esperanton... sen esperantistoj" Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, La Ondo de Esperanto, 2010, n-ro 2 (184), p.8.