National Tell a Story Day:

Storytelling is one the most efficient and effective ways to share your experiences and communicate with people. The ancient art of storytelling passed wisdom on from era to era. That is presumably why it is wise for people to set aside the time on April 27th to commemorate National Tell-A Story Day.

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Why National Tell a Story Day?

When we relax comfortably in our places, stories have the unmistakable ability to take us to another specific moment. People make remembrances as they immerse themselves in the storytelling activity, so stories are also wonderful learning content. Stories are an intriguing feature of human culture, whether they occurred in real life or are a result of our creation. It’s a great way to hand down family rituals, backgrounds, and long-forgotten legends. It can be both fun and informative.

This is something that leaders can use to influence public opinion, teachers can use to educate, and writers can use to motivate. It seems to be something that mankind has been doing since the beginning of time, and the desire to relate a story is something that all people possess.

Storytelling, in addition to providing a bonding atmosphere, offers many opportunities for reminiscence. By linking the past and taking us completely there, storytelling builds up an environment that nurtures our ability of creativity, imagination and develops our communication skills.

It promotes the use of one’s creativity for a lifetime. Sharing stories with children is a perfect way to communicate and create connections while also encouraging early literacy development of their communication skills. Engaging families and ideas and tools to communicate with communities in several ways to encourage learning and keep involved with dear ones by storytelling.

How to Celebrate National Tell a Story Day:

This year, as we commemorate Tell a Story Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, reading the stories to kids feels especially relevant because it is a realistic and positive time for families to unite and grow together during their daily lives.

1.  Connect families and people who are on the front line of the epidemic’s crisis.

1.  Organize an online best-story-telling competition among your family members. All can share their stories through online video calls.

1.  Use the hashtags #TellAStoryDay and #StoryIsSharingGoodness to post photos and feelings about National Tell a Story Day on social sites.

1.  If you can see, there are several little tips to help that can assist you in telling a story more efficiently. You should also attempt to discover various learning sites and reading books on the art of storytelling. There are several solutions available, and then you will never be short of funds. You can also have access to the recording of the experienced storytellers, which will surely help you improve your storytelling skills. You will observe how the best and brightest do it, getting an understanding of what makes a better storyteller. Take any of their methods and use them to guarantee that the result is flawless.

 Interesting Facts on National Tell a Story Day:

1.  The George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling is an independent research center in the United Kingdom dedicated to the study of storytelling and its various applications.

1.  Cinderella stories can be found in any civilization on the planet.

Thousands of variations on the Cinderella theme can be seen all around the world. In her book The Cinderella Cycle, Anna Rooth discusses this. The first written version, Ye Xian, appears in China in 860.

1.  Albert Einstein enjoyed fairy stories.

‘If you want your children to be intellectual, teach them fairy tales,’ Einstein said. Learn more fairy tales if you want them to be smarter.

1.  National Storytelling Week is still celebrated during the week of February 3rd, St Blaise’s feast day. In the fourth century, St. Blaise resided in Armenia. He was a throat specialist as well as a spirit doctor.

History of National Tell a Story Day:

National Tell a Story Day was founded in 2009 by George Rafeedie, an entrepreneur who owns Tell Your Story, Inc., a creative marketing firm. Rafeedie’s company depends on storytelling strategies to promote and sell a brand. When telling a story in which the commodity is the main character, the product becomes central to the plot and is seen as significant in furthering the narrative. In its most simple way, storytelling thus leads to illustrating specific subjects, whether for moral or recreational purposes.