International Translation Day

admin September 30, 2020 Daily Current Affairs

International Translation Day is an international day celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators.
The celebrations have been promoted by International Federation of Translators (FIT) ever since it was set up in 1953.
In 1991 FIT launched the idea of an officially recognized International Translation Day to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the translation profession in different countries (not necessarily only in Christian ones).
This is an opportunity to display pride in a profession that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalization.
On 24 May 2017, the General Assembly adopted resolution 71/288 on the role of language professionals in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and development, and declared 30 September as International Translation Day.