On the European Day of Languages, Saturday 26 September, regional languages of the Netherlands will be heard at the multilingual celebration with Tsead Bruinja (“Dichter des Vaderlands” / Poet of the Netherlands), Fieke Gosselaar (poet from the province of Groningen), Jan de Vries (musician from De Bildt, Friesland) and Liesbeth Terpstra (writer/translator from the Frisian city Franeker).
The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 and is dedicated to multilingualism and language learning. There are more than 200 European languages, of which, in addition to the official languages, about 80 languages are recognized from more than 200 minority groups. From Frisian to Sorbian and from countries from Armenia to Denmark.
In the Netherlands there is also a lot of linguistic diversity and on September 26 this will be celebrated and discussed with poetry and music. Tsead Bruinja for example, will talk about his anthology of poetry in the Dutch regional languages. Languages from Groningen, de Bildt and Franeker will be heard from Fieke Gosselaar, Jan de Vries and Liesbeth Terpstra.
The event will take place on at the municipality of Waadhoeke, which, as a multilingual municipality, also celebrates the European Day of Languages with its own program. Due to security, there is limited space for the public and mandatory registration, but it is also broadcast digitally via Waadhoeke.
The European Day of Languages event is organized by the European Office for Lytse Talen (EBLT) and Mercator European Knowledge Center / Fryske Akademy in collaboration with the Municipality of Waadhoeke and Leeuwarden City of Literature.
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