International Day of Sign Languages
23 September 2026 — Hello! See how hands can speak to the stars!
On 23 September the world marks the International Day of Sign Languages. It was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in a resolution adopted in December 2017 and has been observed since 2018. The date recalls the founding of the World Federation of the Deaf in 1951. The day stresses that sign languages are full, natural languages and that the right of deaf people to use them is part of human rights. There are more than 300 different sign languages around the world, and Bulgaria has its own Bulgarian Sign Language. They have their own grammar and are not simply a translation of spoken language. The day often falls within the Week of the Deaf, and in some places buildings and landmarks are lit in blue. Signs often resemble what they describe, so in many sign languages words for light and twinkling are shown with fingers that open and close. That way you can tell about the sky without making a single sound. The date is fixed in the calendar and does not depend on the Moon, though the September equinox is very close.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver open hand made of bright dots and fine lines, like a constellation, waving hello as it drifts across the night sky
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