CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Why April 20? The date for the Chinese day was selected from Guyu ("Rain of Millet"), which is the 6th of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars, to pay tribute to Cangjie.

Detailed explanation-2: -iii. The Permanent Mission of China to the UN suggested designating “Grain Rain (Gu Yu)” (April 20), one of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar, as the UN Chinese Language Day. Gu Yu is the 6th solar term among the 24 and it is also the last solar term in spring.

Detailed explanation-3: -UN Chinese Language Day is observed annually on April 20.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the six official languages of the United Nations. English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat and are used in day-to-day professional exchanges.

Detailed explanation-5: -English. An official language of the UN since the body’s foundation, English is the most widely spoken language globally, with more than 1.5 billion native and non-native speakers around the globe.