{"id":3447,"date":"2025-02-08T23:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T23:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/celebrating-international-greek-language-day-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T23:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T23:09:16","slug":"celebrating-international-greek-language-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/celebrating-international-greek-language-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Greek Language Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"F\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 9\u00a0has officially been declared\u00a0International Greek Language Day\u00a0and is a day for Greeks and non-Greeks to celebrate the important role the Greek language has played in world culture.<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityworldnews.com\/post.php?story=20100813203207345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>University World News<\/em><\/a>, the Greek language and culture, spread across more than 35 centuries, provides an unbroken link between modern-day Greeks and their ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Latin, Greek is a living language currently spoken by more than 11 million people in mainland Greece and by several million Greeks spread across the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"537\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK.jpg\" alt=\"000 SPEAK GREEK\" class=\"wp-image-172964 lazy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK.jpg 736w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK-450x328.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK-225x164.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/000-SPEAK-GREEK-20x15.jpg 20w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Philologist Francisco Rodriguez Adrados of Madrid\u2019s Complutense University and a member of the Royal Spanish Academy a few years ago stated: \u201cGreek is not a dead language. We must all realise that Greek and Chinese are the only languages spoken today whose origin was known more than 3,500 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adrados acknowledges the role of languages of the ancient world, such as Egyptian, Sumerian, Hebrew and Arabic. But if judged on the influence exerted over other European languages, he said: \u201cGreek is the first language in the world. The Greek language is not only alive in Greece, but has a second life; its alphabet, vocabulary, syntax and literature are present in all languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>February 9 has been selected as the day to celebrate the Greek language because it coincides with the Commemoration Day of Greece\u2019s \u201cnational poet\u201d Dionysios Solomos.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of this initiative is to highlight the fundamental role played by the Greek language in world culture throughout the centuries and encourage the Greeks of the diaspora and anyone who wishes to get involved and learn about Greek culture to systematically research and learn about it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"el\" dir=\"ltr\">9 \u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 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\u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bd\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a3\u03bf\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f4WY57oAd6\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/f4WY57oAd6<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WkD9Tp3ZvZ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/WkD9Tp3ZvZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greece in Australia (@EmbassyOfGreece) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmbassyOfGreece\/status\/1887963450988708130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy International Greek Language Day!<\/h5>\n<h6 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