World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23. The aim of it is to inculcate reading habits among people, specially on young people.
The first World Book Day was celebrated April 23, in 1995. The date was chosen because it was the death of the famous authors William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. The idea of the day was taken from a Spanish tradition; The Rose Day.
There are traditions on the day which are specific to some countries: in Spain, people exchange books and organise a reading marathon during two days; at the end, Miguel de Cervantes' price is given by the king. In Sweden, writing competitions are organised across schools and colleges.
In UK and Ireland, the day is celebrated on the first Thursday of March instead of April 23, as St George's Day is celebrated on this day.
To mark this important anniversary, a company in Australia has built a full-scale temporary working replica of the second globe theatre, which was built in 1599.
Shakespeare's works performed in this theatre made the Globe one of the most important theatres in history.
Thanks to researches from Sydney university, Pop-Up-Globe will replicate the exact dimensions of the second Globe theatre. Eight works from William will be performed. The last one will be on April 16. All the people will share the same space and experience.