Funny Holidays - Harry Potter's Birthday

Fans of literary heroes celebrate the birthdays of Sherlock Holmes and d'Artagnan, the cat Matroskin and Cheburashka, Baron Munchausen and Ostap Bender The birth dates of favorite characters are determined by both inquisitive readers and literary scholars during a thorough analysis of works On July 31, fans of JK Rowling's novels celebrate Harry Potter's birthday The appearance of a boy, whose father and mother challenged the dark wizard Voldemort three times, was announced by the seer Sibyl Trelawney 3 months after Harry was born, his parents were killed, and the orphan was given to Aunt Petunia to be raised At the age of 11, a young man with a scar on his forehead, a mark that connects him with the magician Voldemort, went to study at a school for wizards The famous Hogwarts student was born in 1980 on the same day, 15 years apart, from his creator, writer JK Rowling No less autobiographical are the lines of the book about the passing of the boy’s parents In December 1990, as Joan began writing the novel, her mother died That's why the story about the death of Lilly and James Potter turned out to be so touching and very personal Every year Harry Potter's Birthday is celebrated by fans of the literary hero Illustrators are participating in an art challenge - throughout July they post drawings depicting Potter characters on social networks Congratulations are posted to the wizard on Twitter, and fans post photos of birthday cakes on Instagram Harry is congratulated on his birthday on the Pottermorecom platform - the official website of the writer JK Rowling In honor of the hero's 20th anniversary in 2018, employees of the Open Book store in Canyon Country, USA, donned wizard's robes to teach young readers how to make magical talismans and brooms The library in Lancaster, Ohio, hosts a costume contest and varsity Quidditch competition each year during Harry Potter's Birthday In India, fans of the young wizard gather on July 31 at a bookstore in Delhi In one of the restaurants in Mumbai, on the occasion of the special date, a competition is being held to make a magic potion As a souvenir, guests of the evening receive a ticket to platform 9 3/4 and a letter from Hogwarts In the early 90s JK Rowling worked at the Livraria Lello store in the city of Porto in northern Portugal Residents of this country consider themselves fellow countrymen of Harry Potter, celebrating his birthday magnificently Russian fans also hold various events in honor of the birth of the legendary boy By July 31, meetings are organized in libraries, films with Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter in all the film adaptations of D Rowling’s books, are reviewed at parties, and themed sweets and snacks are prepared The books of the English writer tell about friendship, love, courage and inner strength, the mandatory victory of good over evil The holiday helps to believe in miracles, making people better people, because it is no coincidence that 61% of Potter readers said the novels had a positive influence on the formation of their worldview Harry Potter's Birthday is a date that unites the young magician's forfeits in a single sincere impulse - to celebrate the wizard's birthday on July 31