International day of the deaf. This day is celebrated worldwide on the initiative of the UN on the last Sunday of September, in honor of the establishment in 1951 of the International Federation of the deaf. The beginning of the formation and development of societies deaf people in many countries […]
5th Sunday of Year A – 2020
Language – of whatever nation or tribe – is made of words: short words, long words, simple words, difficult words. They are uttered, spoken, whispered, proclaimed, sung or shouted – we cannot escape them. They take on different shades of meaning according to the way they are used – in […]
International Day of Sign Languages – 23 September
New York, USA, 19 December 2017: The United Nations General Assembly has declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages. The resolution (A/C.3/72/L.36/Rev.1 – International Sign version here) was initially adopted by consensus during the 48th meeting of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, […]
International Day of Creole Languages and Culture – October 28
Among the countries using the Creole language, of course, is the Haitian republic and we do not resist the pleasure of making you discover the Haitian portal Tanbou (see below) and its poems in Creole. There are even countries for which the Creole language, like the French or the English, is […]
International day of the deaf – 30 September 2023
International day of the deaf. This day is celebrated worldwide on the initiative of the UN on the last Sunday of September, in honor of the establishment in 1951 of the International Federation of the deaf. The beginning of the formation and development of societies deaf people in many countries […]
International Day of the African Child – 16 June
The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity. It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. It also raises awareness of the continuing need for […]