Leonese Language Day
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Leonese Language Day is a celebration for promoting the Leonese language
Leonese language
The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

 developed in the city of Llión, province of Llión, Spain. It was the result of a protocol signed between Leonese Provincial Government and the Cultural Association for Leonese Language El Fueyu.

Since 2007, it has been officially organised by the Llión City Council with the collaboration of Leonese language associations.

Activities developed this day mixes traditional Leonese music with the exhibition of new works about Leonese language
Leonese language
The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

, mainly books in Leonese language and films.

I Leonese Language Day

Leonese Language Day started on June 10, 2006 and it was organisez by the Asociación Cultural de la Llingua Llïonesa El Fueyu with the collaboration of the Asociación Berciana en Defensa de la Llingua Llïonesa El Toralín, La Barda (Leonese language association from Salamanca) and Pro Monumenta. There were traditional Leonese musical actuations and the book in Leonese language "Cuentos del Sil
Cuentos del Sil
Cuentos del Sil is a Leonese language book written by nine leonese language writers. It was sponsored by the Provincial Government of León, and Leonese language associations "El Fueyu" and "El Toralín"...

" was presented this day, and several personalities from the cultural, university, politic Leonese world with young Leonese language students recited poems in Leonese language. It counted with the support of Leonese Provincial Government

II Leonese Language Day

This second Leonese Language Day was celebrated on December 16, 2007, being organised by the Leonese City Council in collaboration with several linguistic and cultural leonese associations. A documentary was presented about the Leonese language
Leonese language
The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

 called Asina falamos (We speak in this way) and a theatrical play Fuei a corteixar a Robles (He went to court to Robles), with traditional Leonese music.

III Leonese Language Day

The third edition, organised again by the Leonese City Council, in collaboration with several linguistic associations, specially puntuLLI
PuntuLLI
PuntuLLI is an association that promotes the creation of a top level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the Leonese language and culture.-Objectives:PuntuLLI has three main efforts:...

 that developed the technical media, being dedicated to Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 and the New Technologies. It was celebrated on December 30, developing several conferences and meetings about Leonese language.

IV Leonese Language Day

The fourth edition, developed on June 21, 2009, was organized by the Leonese City Council, counted with writers like Luis Artigue, Xuasús González, Xairu Llópez, the sculptor Amancio or the singer Miguel Escanciano. The inaugural conference was developed by Abel Pardo. There were musical performers like Rodrigo Martínez (Pandetrave) and Banda de Gaitas Ciudá de Llión, and for the first time there were diplomas given to the students of Leonese language courses in the schools, the own schools and the adults from official Leonese language courses.

See also

  • Leonese language
    Leonese language
    The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

  • Asociación Cultural de la Llingua Llïonesa El Fueyu
    Asociación Cultural de la Llingua Llïonesa El Fueyu
    The Asociación Cultural de la Llingua Llïonesa El Fueyu is a Leonese language association whose main effort is promoting the knowledge of Leonese language and the defense of the rights of Leonese language speakers.-History:Leonese language association El Fueyu was born in Llión in 2005, an...

  • Asociación Berciana en Defensa de la Llingua Llïonesa El Toralín
  • Cuentos del Sil
    Cuentos del Sil
    Cuentos del Sil is a Leonese language book written by nine leonese language writers. It was sponsored by the Provincial Government of León, and Leonese language associations "El Fueyu" and "El Toralín"...


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