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Dia del Libro April 23rd marks International World Book Day, a festivity that has been widely celebrated in Spain since 1930.  This event is particularly popular in Catalonia, since it coincides with the holiday honoring the city's patron, St. Jordi.  On April 23rd, it is customary to exchange roses and books among loved ones.  In Spain, the prestigious Cervantes Award, the highest honor given to any Hispanic writer, is presented on this day.  In 1995, UNESCO declared it a yearly worldwide event to promote the love of reading and respect for copyright laws.  It was chosen on this day because it coincides with the death of two of the most important literary figures of all time, Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare.  In 2001, Madrid was the first city to be named World Book Capital (the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates was the honored city in 2019). *** Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra [b]  ( / s ər ˈ v æ n t iː z / ; [7]   US : ...

*Baba Farid, a 12th century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic who became one of the most revered and distinguished Muslim mystics of the medieval period, was born. ***** Farid al-Din Mas'ud Ganj-i-Shaka (b.c. April 4, 1179, Kothewal, Multan, Punjab, Ghurid Sultanate (present day Pakistan) - d. May 7, 1266 [5 Muharram 665 AH], Pakpattan, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate (present day Pakistan)) was a 12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic who went on to become one of the most revered and distinguished Muslim mystics of the Golden Age of Islam.  He is known reverentially as Baba Farid or Shaikh Farid by Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Fariduddin Ganjshakar. ***** Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar  (b, c. April 4, 1179,  Kothewal,  Multan ,  Punjab ,  Ghurid Sultanate  (present-day  Pakistan )  – d. May 7, 1266 [5 Muharram, 665 AH],  Pakpattan ,  Punjab ,  Delhi Sultanate  (p...

Music Calendar Wild and Peaceful,  the debut studio album  by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie (b. Mary Christine Brockert, March 5, 1956, Santa Monica, California - d. December 26, 2010, Pasadena, California) was released  on March 31, 1979 by Motown. 

Shrove "Fat" Tuesday 2018 date February 13 2019 date March 5 2020 date February 25 2021 date February 16 Shrove Tuesday  (also known in  Commonwealth  countries and  Ireland  as  Pancake Tuesday  or  Pancake Day ) is the day in February or March immediately preceding  Ash Wednesday  (the first day of  Lent ), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming  pancakes . In others, especially those where it is called  Mardi Gras  or some translation thereof, this is a  carnival  day, and also the last day of "fat eating" or "gorging" before the fasting period of Lent. This  moveable feast  is determined by  Easter . The expression "Shrove Tuesday" comes from the word  shrive , meaning " absolve ". [1]  Shrove Tuesday is observed by many Christians, including  Anglicans ,  Lutherans ,  Methodists and  Roman Catholics , [2]  who...