23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.
The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold. The success of the World Book and Copyright Day will depend primarily on the support received from all parties concerned (authors, publishers, teachers, librarians, public and private institutions, humanitarian NGOs and the mass media), who have been mobilized in each country by UNESCO National Commissions, UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Associated Schools and Libraries, and by all those who feel motivated to work together in this world celebration of books and authors.

EL FLAMENCO Y MARCHENA
La sensibilidad artística que rezuma la historia de nuestro pueblo no podía quedar ajena a los cantes y a los toques. Han coexistido y coexisten grandes intérpretes que, tanto payo como caló, constituyen un importante patrimonio, que Marchena intenta cuidar y promocionar. Esos cantes de la Plaza Arriba, cuyos muros están impregnados de tantas y tantas voces como Cuascua, Tía Jilica, Lico, etc. y tantos y tantos toques como los de los Melchor, Pepe de la Flamenca, etc. y ese lindo trinar, como definen los aficionados al cante de nuestro Pepe Marchena, inconfundible, creador Maestro de Maestro. Llevó al flamenco de los suburbios a los teatros, con una opera flamenca. El niño de Marchena solo cuenta en nuestro pueblo con una estatua de bronce, pero se está proyectando por parte del Ayuntamiento la posibilidad de crear un MUSEO MONOGRAFICO DEL FLAMENCO, que además de hacer justicia a nuestros intérpretes, sin dudad atraería a múltiples visitantes amantes de sus obras.Cuenta Marchena con acontecimientos importantes dentro de este mundo, como la celebración de la Fiesta de la Guitarra, que es un punto de encuentro sobre el mes de julio de grandes artistas y de grandes aficionados en un marco incomparable dentro del recinto de lo que fue el Palacio Ducal y que ya cuenta con XXVIII ediciones celebradas.
Igualmente se celebra anualmente el Concurso Nacional de Colombiana y otros cantes y el Certamen de Saetas a donde concurren generalmente artistas de gran nivel y que mueven todos a una gran cantidad de aficionados de toda nuestra geografía provincial y regional.
Por último, la peña flamenca de Marchena, que es lugar donde se puede "vivir" el cante en reuniones mas íntimas de amigos y aficionados, y donde se vehicula la actividad flamenca anual de nuestra localidad, con actuaciones periódicas, conferencias etc.

What is Easter?
Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more....
Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.

What is the Easter story ?
Easter is the story of Jesus' last days in Jerusalem before his death.The Easter story includes

Maundy Thursday (the Last supper leading to the Eucharist), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus was crucified) and Easter Day (the day on which Jesus came back to life).
It is a sad story because Jesus was killed. But the story has a very happy ending, because Jesus came back to life and visited his friends and followers once more. He did not die at all, but went back up to Heaven to be with God, his father.

Where does the name 'Easter' come from?
Pagan traditions give us the English word "Easter" which comes from the word "Eostre". The Anglo-Saxon word for April was "Eostre-monath" (the month of openings).