Esperanto · Chapter 26 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
Festoj kaj la kalendaro
Zamenhofa Tago and the book tradition, the congress rhythm, why Pasko takes a capital while januaro does not, and the greetings that go with each - gxojan feston!
The short version
December 15: the day the movement buys books
Zamenhofa Tago, the birthday of Zamenhof himself, is the movement holiday - and its tradition is bookish to the bone: Esperantists mark it by buying or gifting an Esperanto book. A language community whose main feast is a reading festival tells you most of what you need to know about it.
Felicxan Zamenhofan Tagon!
Pasko takes a capital, januaro does not
Feast names are treated as proper names - Kristnasko, Pasko - while months and weekdays stay lower case. PMEG admits no capitalisation rule in Esperanto is truly obligatory, and ramadano usually stays lower case, which tells you the convention is tradition rather than logic. Follow it anyway; readers expect it.
Gxojan Paskon! Ni vidos nin en aprilo.
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