World Calligraphy Day: An old art of more than two millennia, also preserved in the Christian traditiontranslated

World Calligraphy Day celebrates the art of handwriting practiced since ancient times. Over the centuries, it has graced manuscripts and occupied an important place in Christian tradition as well.

The holiday is marked annually on the second Wednesday of August, being dedicated to the art of calligraphy and those who practice it. In 2026, it is celebrated on August 12.

It was initiated in 2017, the first edition being organized by the Manuscript Pen Company in collaboration with the Pen Museum in Birmingham, Great Britain. The purpose of the day is to bring together calligraphy artists and enthusiasts and to encourage the practice and promotion of this art.

Calligraphy is the artistic form of handwriting and appeared around 200 BC. BC in China. Over time, artistic writing was used to embellish manuscripts, becoming a form of expression present in many cultures.

The media used for writing varied by era and cultural space, including animal skins, tree bark, and papyrus. Ink also has a long history, so its invention even dates back…