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Zamenhof Day ((エスペラント:Zamenhofa Tago)), also called Esperanto Day, is celebrated on 15 December, the birthday of Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof.〔(Birth certificate of Ludwik Zamenhof ), dated 15 December 1859, Archives of Poland, Post-Partition Era (19th century)〕 It is the most widely celebrated day in Esperanto culture.〔(Pri la 145-a Zamenhofa tago ) at China Radio International〕 The history of celebrating Esperanto on Zamenhof's birthday can be traced back to 17 December 1878, when at a birthday party for his 19th birthday he presented to his friends his ''Lingwe uniwersala'', the first version of his international language.〔Boulton, Marjorie. ''Zamenhof, Aǔtoro de Esperanto''. La Laguna : J. Régulo, 1962.〕〔Discussion on the exact date of that birthday party may be found at (Message Board ) at Yahoo Groups Japan〕 By 1887, this language had evolved into what is now recognized as Esperanto when he published the ''Unua Libro''. Today, many Esperanto speakers buy an extra Esperanto book around this time of year. There are also special Esperanto gatherings and parties throughout the world to celebrate the occasion, which is used as a reason for Esperantists to get together during the holiday season. Some Esperanto speakers, not wanting to over-celebrate the achievements of a single man, have suggested celebrating 15 December as Esperanto Literature Day instead. Thus they encourage Esperanto organizations that hold gatherings on that day to add a book review or poetry reading to the program or to announce the publication of a new book. On an individual level, one can buy or start reading a new book or in some other way celebrate Esperanto literature. ==2009== 15 December 2009 marked 150 years since Zamenhof's birth, and there were several events to celebrate. On this date, the authorities in Białystok opened a new Zamenhof Center, and a symposium, honoring Zamenhof was held in New York featuring talks by Arika Okrent, Humphrey Tonkin among other professors.〔(Zamenhof Symposium )〕 The search engine Google bore a special logo (a Doodle) emblazoned with the Esperanto flag in honor of the occasion,〔(LL Zamenhof Honored by Google ), Huliq.com, accessed 15 December 2009.〕〔(Google festas la Zamenhof-Tagon, Libera Folio ), accessed 15 December 2009.〕 which resulted in about 2 million people clicking it to read a Wikipedia article on Zamenhof or Esperanto.〔(Blahuš, Marek. "Google: Reklami Esperanton... sen esperantistoj" ), ''La Ondo de Esperanto'', 2010, n-ro 2 (184), p.8.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zamenhof Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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