World Storytelling Day

Every year on March 20th, World Storytelling Day honors oral storytelling. The art of oral storytelling is celebrated every year. It's also a day for people around the world to listen and tell stories in as many languages as possible.

Many of us go through the day engaged in oral storytelling without even knowing it. Have you ever made up a bedtime tale for your children? Have you ever told a friend about your most embarrassing moment? What about sharing a childhood memory with a sibling? These are all examples of oral storytelling.

Oral storytelling is about illuminating experiences for an audience. This audience includes your children or spouse. You may be a celebrity. Professional storytellers also tell stories to whole groups of people... Most people who are telling a tale use gestures, facial expressions, and tones of voice.

There are some good things about oral storytelling. Oral storytelling is a form of storytelling. Oral storytelling, in addition to creating a bonding environment, gives us ample opportunities to reminisce and helps to connect our past to our present. Oral storytelling also fosters creativity and inspires visualization...

How to celebrate #worldstorytellingday. www.worldstorytellingdaycom

On this day, several schools, libraries, and other groups hold storytelling events. The best way to commemorate this day is to tell someone a tale. This is the easiest way for you to remember this day. If you know tales in other languages, please share them as well. You could also search for videos of your favorite tale told in a different way on the internet. Another way to participate is to gather with family or friends in a circle and take turns sharing tales. The stories may be true or made up. #WorldStorytellingDay is a hashtag on social media, so be sure to post this day on social media with #WorldStorytellingDay.

This year, the world storytelling day is in the United States

Around 1991, World Storytelling Day emerged in Sweden as a national day for storytelling. All Storytellers Day is the day was called "Alla berättares dag" in the English word, which translates to All Storytellers Day. In 1997, storytellers in Australia arranged a five-week celebration of the story. On the International Day of Oral Narrators, the day was designated as the International Day of Oral Narrators. Around this time, Mexico and other Latin American countries were commemorating their own National Day of Storytellers.. In 2002, Scandinavians founded Ratatosk, their own storytelling web-network. The new network helped the national day for storytelling in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Estonia. The new network helped the national day for storytelling in Sweden, Norway, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Estonia. The idea of spreading to other nations, including Canada, in 2003. The event became known as World Storytelling Day (WW)... Today, storytelling performances take place on every continent, except Antarctica.

The most recent themes include::

2020: Voyages

Epics, Legends, and Myths, Legends, 2019: Myths, Legends, and Epics.

2018: Wise Fools

2017: Transformation

2016: Strong Women