September for me is the start of the year. This is because it's when the school year started for 18 years of my life (and I never quite got out of that mode).
Like most would celebrate the 'New Year' I have two reasons to celebrate in September.🎉
No, it is not to do with the fact that is the the start of Autumn and the bountiful crop of fruit and vegetables I have in my garden!
Firstly, September is when I started my health coaching business in 1993. It is still running, so there is plenty for me to celebrate, as many businesses do not make it to year 5.
Secondly because September has to do with languages.
Language fascinates me for many reasons.
I am puzzled by the nuances between different languages and how things might be expressed; such as 'I am hungry' in French is not 'je suis faim' but 'J'ai faim' which would be 'I have hungry' in English.
There are also clues within each language as to the origins of words, sayings or expressions.
Take the word 'douche' for example. It means shower in French and German. Yet in English it's only used as a medical term and in the US it means an unpleasant person.
Another of my favorites is the fact that September, October, November and December or septembre, octobre, novembre et décembre in French give us a clue to the fact that they were the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the year in Roman times.
There are two events in September that celebrate languages.🎉
The European day of languages is on 26th Sept 2020
It has been celebrated every year since 2001.
There are activities, games, competitions and events going on around the world.
To find out more visit https://edl.ecml.at/
and/or https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/european-day-of-languages-2020
The 30th Sept is International translation day
I didn't realise there was such a thing, till I noticed an article about bilingual books. It is a tribute to the work of language professionals.
You can read a lot more about it on the following pages:
https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/about/international-translation-day
https://www.un.org/en/events/translationday/
What can you celebrate this September?
Let me know what it is and how you will celebrate, so we can share the joy.
