On 5 May, the Lusophone community celebrates World Portuguese Language Day (Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa) which was officially established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) and later, in 2019, recognised by the 40th session of UNESCO’s...

On 23 April, UN Spanish Language Day, Spanish speakers from around the world celebrate the cultural and linguistic diversity of their language. This date was chosen as Spanish Language Day in homage to one of the most renowned writers in Hispanic literature: Miguel de...

On 20 April, 1 in 6 people around the globe celebrate UN Chinese Language Day. Chinese is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations and the most spoken mother tongue in the world, with 1.2 billion people speaking a variation of Chinese as their first...

On 17 March, the Irish people as well as many others around the globe celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day – a religious as well as cultural festival to commemorate the death of Ireland’s foremost saint and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. According to the legend, which...

In October, we celebrated World Animal Day. Have you ever wondered how many expressions involving animals there are in your mother tongue? Test your knowledge of these expressions and their equivalents when translated from other European languages with this short quiz:...

Mandarin is the second most widely spoken language globally, with about 1.12 billion speakers in the world. There are different varieties of Chinese language, but Mandarin is the one most commonly taught and learned. It is mainly spoken in mainland China, Taiwan, and...

On October 12th, Spain celebrates its national day. This national holiday was first celebrated in 1935 and made official in 1981. This day marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on 12 Oct 1492. It is also the official Spanish language day. Therefore...

On this day 191 years ago, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha swore allegiance to the freshly drafted Belgian constitution and became the first King of Belgium. Although it is often referred to in Belgian French as the “ drache nationale” (national downpour) because of the...

Dear Speech Repository Users, In 2009, the United Nations proclaimed Mandela’s birthday, 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. On this day, people are encouraged to spend 67 minutes doing something good for others - inspired by the 67 years Nelson Mandela spent...

Dear Speech Repository Users, The 14th of July is the French National Day! Although it is known as Bastille Day in English-speaking countries, in France it is formally known as La Fête Nationale, and commonly as le quatorze juillet. The French National Day is marked...