Exilian

It's that time of year again! Today Exilian celebrates the day of Cyril and Methodius, apostles to the Slavs, and creators of the Glagolitic alphabet. This sanctified day is a festival (non-denominationally) of reading, linguistics, and books. This is more inclusive, quite possibly more fun, and certainly more friendly than certain other celebrations that may or may not take place elsewhere today (though we wish you all the best if you're participating in those!).

What can you do to celebrate has been more or less neatly summed up in this video:

Or to summarise:

• Read a book. Especially if it's about or from eastern Europe.
• Hug a friendly linguist, and tell them how much you appreciate alphabets.
• Tell other people it's Cyril and Methodius day. Spread the word!
• Recommend good books to a friend. Make ALL the reading happen! You can especially do this here (http://www.exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3755).
• Do conlanging/make a new alphabet/do linguistics!
• Donate to a reading-related charity!

For #6, Room to Read is a good option for you to donate to: https://www.roomtoread.org/Donate
They're a charity who specialise in providing books, schooling, and support across the developing world, and particularly trying to improve gender equality in education. It would make this day mean so much more than it ever usually does in the modern world if you could take this opportunity to donate and bring the amazing opportunities that reading can bring to those who might otherwise be denied them.

Have a wonderful Cyril and Methodius day :)