Commemoration of the Guaraní Language Day

Every August 25 is commemorated in the Paraguayan calendar , the Day of the Guaraní Language ; a special party and celebration that seeks to commemorate one of the official languages of the country and above all, keep it alive. In this way, we want to make all citizens aware of it, learn it and speak it in recognition of our tradition, history and culture.

Do you want to know how this day was born and why is the Guaraní Language Day celebrated ? Read on and find out.

Origin of the Guaraní Language Day in Paraguay

The Guaraní Language Day is a special celebration of the national calendar that has its origin on August 25, 1967 ; date on which the National Constitution was promulgated and on which Guaraní was included for the first time in history; Language of the Tupi-Guaraní family, as the national language of Paraguay and it was also granted legal status.

Guaraní is a language that is spoken in different variants of the area; in addition to Paraguay , as in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. It has a total of a little more than ten million speakers. However, in our country, only a certain part of the Guaraní origin remains.

With the promulgation of the Constitution of Paraguay , they wanted to give freedom for all the country's inhabitants to speak freely in that language without being discriminated against by them. Years later, in 1992, Guaraní was declared the official language of Paraguay , along with Spanish and since then it has been taught in all educational institutions.

Then, in 2018, the Guaraní alphabet was approved, which was made by the Academy of the Guaraní Language and in 2019, the official grammar. On the other hand, in 1995 the first page in the Guaraní language was published and in 2005, Wikipedia launched a version of this encyclopedia in that language.