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UN French Language Day () is
observed annually on 20 March.
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The event was established by UN's
Department of Public Information
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in 2010 "to celebrate
multilingualism
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and
cultural diversity
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as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the
Organization
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".
Department of Public Information to Launch ‘Language Days at the United Nations’
United Nations Department of Public Information, 19 February 2010
For the French language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-R ...
, 20 March was chosen as the date since it "coincides with the 40th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie
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a group whose members share a common tongue, as well as the humanist values promoted by the French language.
See also
* International Mother Language Day
* International observance
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Christian holidays
*Christmas (Nativity of Jesus, Nativity of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christmastide)
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* Official languages of the United Nations
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References
External links
UN French Language Day
– Official Site (French)
March observances
United Nations language days
Francophonie
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