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May 17 – Galician Literature Day in Spain

Posted on May 17, 2022


This is an update of my post published on May 17, 2011:


May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Did you know that some people living in Spain speak the language of Galician?

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

This language is closely related to Portuguese… so does that give you a clue to the whereabouts of the Spanish region of Galicia?

If you guessed it was in the northwestern part of Spain, you are right.

The Galician Academy wanted to honor its native language and the literature written in it, so in 1963 it set up this holiday, on the hundredth anniversary of the publishing of the first work written in Galician, Rosalio de Castro’s Canteres gallegos.

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain


Every year a different Galician author is honored. Isn’t that a nice idea for a holiday?

  • If you had to honor a writer from your little corner of the world, who would you choose?
     
  • Do you even know where the authors whose books you enjoy live?
     
  • Can you use Google to find an author who lives in your state or province?

    I found two super famous authors in just a few seconds, but I live in the large and populous state of California! I dug a little deeper and found Octavia Butler, a woman who wrote science fiction and who grew up in Pasadena – and I am a woman who writes science fiction and grew up in Pasadena! I am of course millions of steps lower in accomplishment than Ms. Butler!!!

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain




Other Southern California authors include Amanda Gorman…

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain



…and Scott O’Dell.

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain


  • Which author from your state or nation would you want to honor with a holiday?

Celebrate!

Read, read, read. What a nice way to spend a day!

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain


Also on this date:


May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain
Comedian / actress / writer / producer Tina Fey’s birthday  




May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain
Constitution Day in Norway


May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Pirate Barti Ddu’s birthday



May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain



Author Anna Brownell Jameson’s birthday






May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Anniversary of the unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education

May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Constitution Day in Nauru
May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain


Anniversary of the discovery of an ancient … computer?


May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Birthday of inventor Mary Kenner


May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Anniversary of the discovery of Jupiter’s belts





May 17 - Galician Literature Day in Spain

Bay to Breakers Race

(Third Sunday in May)




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