World Letter Writing Day – September 1, 2022, history, quotes
Are you ready to celebrate World Letter Writing Day on September 1? If yes, now is the time to pick up a pen and pour out your feelings on a piece of paper. Yes, writing something down may seem like a peculiar idea in this day and age, but it will definitely be one of the most interesting things you have done in a long time. The letter can be a love letter, one filled with anger, or even one simply written to create memories. All you have to do is write it, and hand it over to the one it is addressed to. So grab your pen and get started!
Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.
Suzanne Collins
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HISTORY OF WORLD LETTER WRITING DAY
The day was founded by Australian author, artist, and photographer Richard Simpkin, who adores writing handwritten letters. It all started when he began writing to individuals he considered as Australian Legends, and also received their responses! In 2005, his experience in writing letters to legends made it possible for him to publish the book “Australian Legends.” In the book, he paid a tribute to the art of writing letters and looked back at how it changed everything for him. To further honor handwritten letters, he created the World Letter Writing Day in 2014. He also holds letter-writing workshops in schools to promote the art.
Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch or you might simply get covered in sap and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors where it is harder to get a splinter.
Lemony Snicket
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Letter writing itself has existed for centuries and was present in ancient Egypt and Greece times. At that point though, letters were written on materials such as metal, lead, wax-coated wooden tablets, pottery fragments, animal skin, and papyrus. Earlier in the 17th and 18th centuries, letters were merely used to send information, specific news, information, or greetings. Others used letters to exchange ideas and formulate critical thinking regarding particular subjects. This is why several letters gathered from the past serve as an archive of personal and diplomatic interactions for historians. They are even used to determine how many events in history played out.
From thereon, letters became an art form and stood out as a genre of literature. Things changed a great deal when postal services were created and people started using letters for personal interaction. In fact, during times of war, letters were the only way families and lovers could stay in touch.
Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?
Mark Twain
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WORLD LETTER WRITING DAY TIMELINE
550 B.C
Bark Away
Messages are written on the leaves of plants and the bark of trees
500 B.C.
The Royal Letter
Persian Queen Atossa writes the first hand-written letter.
1527
Royal Affairs
King Henry VIII writes a love letter to Anne Boleyn, who later becomes his second wife
1840
Stamp It
The postage stamp Penny Black is invented in the U.K.
WORLD LETTER WRITING DAY ACTIVITIES
Write a letter
To celebrate the day, write a letter to a friend or family member. Chances are, they will reply to you in writing too!
Teach someone
The current generation might not know how to write a letter and mail it via the post. If you come across someone like that, use this day to teach them the process
Read some famous letters
Relive the art of letter writing by reading letters of famous writers, artists, kings, and presidents across the world.
5 FUN FACTS ABOUT LETTER WRITING
Letters by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin sent 1,400 letters to his friend Joseph Dalton Hooker.
Writing letters reduces stress
Writing helps in organizing thoughts and puts the brain in a meditative state
Origins of the term ‘pen pal’
‘Pen pal’ was added in the Oxford English Dictionary 1931.
Delivering letters
Letters were once delivered by horse riders and coaches.
The longest letter
The letter was written on 3,200 feet of narrow tape by a woman in the U.S — she wrote to her boyfriend who was serving in the army.
WHY WE LOVE WORLD LETTER WRITING DAY
It’s a thoughtful way to communicate with those you love
Since letter writing is all about writing feelings and messages down in your own handwriting, it brings a personal touch to the act.
Letter writing makes memories
Though emails can be saved, it’s not as much fun going through them after ten years. Letters, on the other hand, are nostalgic and will be cherished by your friends and family for decades.
It keeps the trend of letter writing alive
The day is a great reminder of the art of letter writing and plays a crucial role in keeping the art alive. Plus, our coming generations would even know what letter writing is till we keep dropping reminders.
HOW TO CELEBRATE WORLD LETTER WRITING DAY
Get out the pen and paper and begin writing! Preference who to write to can often be the toughest thing, but you should select an old friend or family member of any age. For the fashionable, it can be novel for them to receive a written individual letter, it’s just something that isn’t done anymore, and through doing so, you can share with them that unique and personal encounter that is receiving a written letter from a loved one. If saved, it’s anything you can hold on to long past the time they fade from this earth, and you can’t keep a digital email.
Another decision is to assign it to a grandparent or parent who was around when there was no other option when you wanted to communicate with someone far away. Phone proposals were all very well and good, but they were quite expensive, and letters were cheap to send through the post. Take the opening provided by Letter Writing Day to work on your writing skills, and let a loved one know they’re worth a little extra effort. You can use the hashtag #LetterWritingDay to post on social media
