Galician Literature Day

Galician Literature Day
Galician Literature Day
Official name Día das Letras Galegas
Observed by Galicia
Type Cultural
Date May 17

Galician Literature Day (Galician: Día das Letras Galegas, Spanish: Día de las Letras Gallegas) is a public holiday observed in Galicia, Spain. Introduced by the Royal Galician Academy in 1963 it is a celebration of the Galician language and its literature. This celebration has taken place on May 17 since 1963. In the year 1991 was declared as a public holiday in all Galicia.

The first celebration took place in 1963 to commemorate the centenary of Cantares gallegos, the first work written in the Galician language by Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), who later became one of the most important poets in the history of Galicia. Cantares gallegos was first published on May 17, 1863.

Since 1963, each Galician Literature Day has been dedicated to a different writer in the Galician language. This writer must be dead, and is chosen by the Real Academia Galega (Royal Galician Academy). There is only one precedent of a "shared" Day: in 1998, the day was dedicated to Martín Codax, Xohán de Cangas and Mendinho, together with the authors of the medieval songs (cantigas).

List of honored authors on Galician Literature Day[1]

References

  1. ^ Listaxe de Figuras homenaxeadas no Día das Letras Galegas, Real Academia Galega, June 27, 2009
  2. ^ Ramón Piñeiro será homenaxeado o Día das Letras Galegas 2009, Real Academia Galega, July 5, 2008
  3. ^ Uxío Novoneyra será homenaxeado o Día das Letras Galegas do ano 2010 Real Academia Galega, June 27, 2009

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