26TH SEPTEMBER: EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

The European Day of Languages is a yearly event held on 26 September. It celebrates the linguistic diversity of a continent with

• over 200 European languages,
• 24 official EU languages,
• about 60 regional/minority languages,
• and many more spoken by people from other parts of the world.

The European Day of Languages was declared by the Council of Europe , which represents 800 million Europeans from 47 countries. Many language and cultural institutes, associations, universities and, in particular, schools take part. Held for the first time in 2001 — European Year of Languages — the Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since then.

It's a chance to:

• raise awareness of the wide variety of languages in Europe,
• promote cultural & linguistic diversity,
• encourage people of all ages to learn languages - knowing more than one makes it easier to find a job and helps businesses grow.

So, how many languages can you speak?  Do you know what a polyglot is? If you don't know it and want to find out, watch the video below. If you know it, you'll be amazed at the video below.