The celebration of the Spanish Language Day

The Spanish is already the second language of the world in terms of the number of native speakers, the second language of international communication and the third more used language in Internet.

The Spanish Language Day (Día E) was born as a project of Instituto Cervantes to celebrate its anniversary in order to increase the visibility of its centers and, at the same time, to spread the Spanish culture in the five continents. Since 2009, the Día E is celebrated on the nearest Saturday to the summer solstice. Along these two years, all the centers of Instituto Cervantes in the five continents –from Sídney until Brasilia– feast on this day, celebrating the greatness of our language and our cultures.

On Saturday, 18 June 2011, all the centers of Instituto Cervantes will open again its doors to celebrate Día E. Now on its third edition, el Día E is a worldwide feast of the Spanish language celebrated simultaneously in all centers of Instituto Cervantes. It commemorates the significance of Spanish as an international language which is spoken by more than 500 million people around the world. And to celebrate the language’s diversity, the more than 70 centers of Instituto Cervantes offer a wide array of activities for its students and the general public alike. Here at Instituto Cervantes de Manila we will surprise everyone with lots of fun and excitement beginning with the canon blast of words (Lluvia de palabras) and the Juego del Español. There will be exhibits, photo contest, games, etc. It will be a real Spanish Fiesta! For more info you may log on to www.eldiae.es. You may also visit our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/people/Instituto-Cervantes-de-Manila/100000677230946