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The Journey of Words: From Ancient Greece to Europe and Beyond

 Open doors, 26 sep 2025, Piraeus, Greece

This event will explore how languages are deeply connected across Europe. Starting from the legacy of ancient Greece — with Homer’s epics, the birth of democracy, philosophy, and theatre — participants will discover how Greek words and ideas travelled through time and shaped many European languages. At the same time, the event will highlight how all languages enrich one another, from Italian’s opera and French’s ballet to German’s kindergarten and English’s computer. To bridge the past with the future, the event will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for interactive activities. Participants will trace the journey of words across multiple languages, engage in AI-powered quizzes and translation challenges, and create multilingual digital word clouds. By combining ancient roots with modern technology, the event aims to celebrate the richness of Europe’s linguistic diversity and show how words continue to connect cultures across time.

Venue: 32nd Primary School of Piraeus (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Adults (in general) Pupils Children Students Parents

Organizer: 32nd Primary School of Piraeus
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 200
Address: Marias Chantzikiriakou 27, 18539, Piraeus, Greece
Contact Name: Margarita Dakoronia
Website: https://blogs.sch.gr/32dimpeiraia/author/32dimpeiraia/

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20 idear til Den europeiske språkdagen i år

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

20 idear til Den europeiske språkdagen i år

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2024's 'most innovative event' is
Long live the European Day of Languages/ Vive la Journée européenne des langues

The event received 1900+ votes and was organised by Lycée Alfred Mézières de Longwy, France.

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We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2024.