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Journey through the European countries

 Challenge, 22 Eyl 2024 - 27 Eyl 2024, Bragadiru, Romanya

Celebrating the **European Day of Languages** is important for several reasons: 1. **Promoting Linguistic Diversity**: Europe is home to over 200 languages, including many regional and minority languages. Celebrating this day helps preserve and promote these languages, preventing them from being lost or marginalized. 2. **Encouraging Language Learning**: In an increasingly globalized world, speaking multiple languages is a valuable skill. Learning languages opens up opportunities for travel, work, and cultural exchange, while also fostering communication and understanding across borders. 3. **Fostering Mutual Understanding and Tolerance**: By learning about other languages and cultures, students and communities develop empathy and respect for people from different backgrounds, helping to break down stereotypes and promote social cohesion. 4. **Supporting Career and Educational Opportunities**: In the international job market, knowing more than one language can significantly improve career prospects. Multilingualism is a key asset in diplomacy, business, tourism, and many other sectors. 5. **Celebrating Cultural Heritage**: Language is deeply tied to cultural identity. By celebrating languages, we also celebrate the rich cultural diversity and heritage of Europe, fostering pride and recognition of one’s own language while appreciating others. 6. **Raising Awareness of Endangered Languages**: Many minority and regional languages in Europe are at risk of disappearing. The European Day of Languages raises awareness about the importance of protecting and revitalizing these languages to maintain cultural diversity. 7. **Strengthening Intercultural Communication**: Understanding and speaking multiple languages improves intercultural communication, leading to stronger relationships, partnerships, and collaboration between countries and communities. Overall, the European Day of Languages encourages lifelong language learning, promotes unity in diversity, and helps build a more inclusive, tolerant, and connected society.

Venue: Școala Gimnazială Nr. 1 Bragadiru (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Language learners Pupils Children Students Young people (in general)

Organizer: Stroe Andreea Gabriela
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 500
Address: Soseaua alexandriei 243, 077025, Bragadiru, Romanya
Contact Name: Gabriela Stroe

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages



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2024's 'most innovative event' is
Long live the European Day of Languages/ Vive la Journée européenne des langues

The event received 1900+ votes and was organised by Lycée Alfred Mézières de Longwy, France.

Congratulations to the winners!

We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2024.