The
executive board of UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, on Monday
approved the designation of February 9 as “World Greek Language Day.”
The date
marks the anniversary of the death of Greece’s national poet, Dionysios
Solomos, who passed away in 1857.
“This is an
international recognition of the timelessness, universality, and contribution
of our language to the cultural heritage of humanity. It is a day of joy and
pride,” said Georgios Koumoutsakos, the country’s permanent delegate to UNESCO,
in a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
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