Patents on the soles of your shoes...: International Translation Day 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

International Translation Day 2022

The theme for the 2022 celebration of International Translation Day (ITD) is: A world without barriers, Un monde sans barrières, Un mundo sin barreras. A theme expressed for the first time in the three official languages of the International Federation of Translators. Three official langauges, considering that Spanish was just recently voted by the XXII Statutory Congress, meeting in Varadero, Cuba, on May 31- June 6, 2022, as the third official language of the Federation, together with the original French and English.

International Translation Day is celebrated on September 30^th, since 1953, when the Federation selected the Day of the Feast of Saint Jerome, from the Catholic Liturgic Calendar of Saints. Saint Jerome was a multilingual scholar, in the third century AD, who was later canonized for having first translated the Bible from the original Hebrew and the Greek (Septuagint) versions, into a unified Latin version, known as the Vulgate.

More recently, on May 24, 2017, during the 71st Session of the Unites Nations General Assembly, September 30th was voted International Translation Day. This unanimous decision was set forth in UN Resolution A/RES/71/288, recognizing:

"The role of translation in connecting nations, and fostering peace, understanding and development." [UN A/RES/71/288]

This year’s theme celebrates the role of language professionals in building understanding across cultures and lasting peace. The poster, included below, was created by Jose Luis Palido, winner of the International Federation of Translators ITD poster competition.