In 1995, UNESCO established the World Book and Copyright Day. The objectives are to promote reading and editing, and also the protection of intellectual property by copyright. The very idea of organizing a holiday was born in Catalonia. In 1926, it was performed by the publisher, Vicente Clavel. Andrés. April 23 is a celebrated national holiday there, as a day its patron saint – St. George. According to a long tradition in Catalonia On this day, women were given red roses to symbolize blood. defeated by St. George the dragon. Over time, women began to reciprocate gifts to men in the form of books.

April 23 is also a symbolic date for world literature. On this day, in 1616, they died. Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (with the date of Shakespeare's death is given according to the Julian calendar, and the other two – according to Gregorian).