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Since 1963, each Galician Literature Day has been dedicated to a different writer in the Galician language. Only writers who have been dead for at least ten years are eligible, and the choice is made by the Royal Galician Academy. There is only one precedent of a "shared" Day: in 1998, the day was
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was published by famous writer FermĂ­n Bouza-Brey. The festivity had an extraordinary reach and significance, and it was well received not only among the literary elite, but also among the general public. From this day, this festivity is celebrated every year and it is dedicated to a significant
194:(Manuel GĂłmez RomĂĄn, XesĂșs Ferro Couselo e Francisco FernĂĄndez del Riego) presented this institution with the proposal to celebrate the 17th of May to gather the “material heartbeat of the Galician intellectual activity”. They estimated that the book of poems by 1179: 546: 1269: 636: 1149: 516: 936: 292: 1039: 966: 395: 322: 673: 389: 1027: 383: 984: 960: 340: 316: 912: 268: 1167: 954: 942: 534: 310: 298: 1021: 930: 377: 286: 206:. The real date of publication of Cantares Gallegos is actually unknown, but this day was chosen due to the written dedication from RosalĂ­a to the Galician writer 1099: 1015: 459: 371: 1125: 492: 1075: 431: 222:. The sole condition is that on the year of the year of their commemoration, a minimum of ten years must have passed since the death of the honoured person. 972: 328: 1263: 630: 1275: 522: 874: 642: 759: 1105: 465: 1312: 786: 202:) was the first masterpiece of contemporary Galician literature, and therefore the inaugurator of the literary movement known as 681: 867: 1227: 594: 900: 256: 734: 708: 1317: 860: 1215: 582: 1302: 1155: 843: 143:
each year since 1963. In the year 1991 Galician Literature Day was declared a public holiday in all Galicia.
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These are the authors who have been honored on Galician Literature Day:
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The first celebration took place in 1963 to commemorate the centenary of
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To commemorate the first Galician Literature Day, a critical edition of
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Officially, it has been a public holiday in Galicia since 1991.
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List of authors honoured on Galician Literature Day
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Galicia
May 17
Galician
Galicia
Spain
Galician language
literature
Royal Galician Academy
May 17
RosalĂ­a de Castro
poets
MartĂ­n Codax
XohĂĄn de Cangas
Mendinho
cantigas
Royal Galician Academy
RosalĂ­a de Castro
O Rexurdimento
Cecilia Böhl de Faber
Galician literature
COVID-19 pandemic
RosalĂ­a de Castro
Alfonso Daniel RodrĂ­guez Castelao
Eduardo Pondal
Francisco Añón Paz
Manuel Curros EnrĂ­quez
Florentino LĂłpez Cuevillas
Antonio Noriega Varela
Marcial Valladares NĂșñez

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