Born on September 30
International Translation Day
For everyone who carries meaning across a border.
Next: September 30, 2027
Where it comes from
30 September is the feast of Saint Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin in the 4th century and is the patron saint of translators. The International Federation of Translators has promoted the day since 1953 and formally launched it in 1991; in 2017 the UN General Assembly recognised it as International…
How it's celebrated
Translator and interpreter associations hold conferences and award prizes; the UN runs its St Jerome Translation Contest; publishers spotlight translated books. It is a good day to thank the person who makes your meetings, subtitles or medical appointments work in a second language.
Did you know
The UN works in six official languages and its documents are translated into all of them; interpreters at the General Assembly work in shifts of about twenty minutes because of the mental load.
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