As you all know, today is a public holiday in Galicia. It is also known as Day of Galician Literature or the Day of Galician Letters. It ...
As you all know, today is a public
holiday in Galicia. It is also known as Day of Galician Literature or the Day
of Galician Letters. It marks the anniversary of the publication of the
literary work Cantares gallegos on May 17, 1863, by Rosalia de Castro.
The publication of this work marked the start of the cultural renaissance of the galician language, known as the Rexurdimento. The first Galician Literature Day was held on May 17, 1963. The Royal Galician Academy annually honours a Galician language writer.
This year the day of the Galician Letters is dedicated to Valentin Paz Andrade. He was a lawer, journalist, poet, traveller, businessman and linked to politics. The multifaceted personality and his great humanity had been marked by a single goal: to work with and for Galicia.
