This holiday was established by President of UkraineLeonid Kuchma in 1997.

Ukraine annually marks the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language on November 9.
According to the Orthodox calendar, it is a day of commemoration of the Reverend
Nestor the Chronicler - a follower of the creators of Slavic writing Cyril and Methodius.
Traditionally, on the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Languages, people lay flowers at the
Nestor Chronicle’s monument, celebrate the best popularizers of Ukrainian word and
encourage publishers, who publish literature in Ukrainian language.

There is also International Competition in the Ukrainian language named after Petro
Yatsyk that starts on November 9.
First, participants compete at the school level. After that, there are district level, regional
level, and the final stage is the national level. Foreigners who speak Ukrainian can also
participate in the competition. Winners receive valuable gifts and cash prizes.
And the main tradition of the holiday is the national radio dictator for all comers. Since
2000, on November 9, Ukrainian Radio broadcast live an All-Ukrainian Dictation of
National Unity, which can be written by anyone. The number of participants in the
speech flash mob is growing with each year. Traditionally, well-known people,
politicians, artists, schoolers, and students are involved in writing dictation.
On International Mother Language Day the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) and UN agencies participate in events that promote linguistic
and cultural diversity. They also encourage people to maintain their knowledge of their
mother language while learning and using more than one language.
The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative
of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh 21 February is the anniversary of the day when
Bangladeshis fought for recognition for the Bangla language.

UN English Language Day is observed annually on 23 April. For the English language,

23 April was chosen because it is the date "traditionally observed as both the birthday
and date of death of William Shakespeare