European+Day+of+Languages

__**What is the European Day of Languages?**__  The European Day of Languages (EDL), a [|Council of Europe] initiative, is held annually on the 26 September to celebrate language and cultural diversity. The Day was first celebrated in 2001, the European Year of Languages and involves more people every year.EDL aims to:

§ encourage lifelong language learning
== Most events and activities are held on the day itself, but some people extend the celebrations over two or three days and others even have a whole week of language-related events. == Click here for a PowerPoint teaching you “hello” in lots of different European languages: ===[|A European Hello PowerPoint] ===

If you can memorize them, let Frau Hallam know and get a prize!