Hi all Litnetters who work as translators, proofreaders and the like.
I just happened to learn that September 30 is your day, so I wanted to wish you a happy day, though I'm not really aware of how many and who of you work as translators, except for one or two.
Now, for those of you who don't know the reasons for this particular day to hold such a celebration, I will quote the Wikipedia article:
The International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered as the patron saint of translators. The celebrations have been promoted by FIT (the International Federation of Translators) ever since it was set up in 1953. In 1991 FIT launched the idea of an officially recognised International Translation Day to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the translation profession in different countries (not necessarily only in Christian ones). This is an opportunity to display pride in a profession that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalisation.