Editing Esperanto culture (section)

==Zamenhof Day==
[[File:Kastelo Grezijono 1.jpg|thumb|[[Castle of Grésilion]], an Esperantist cultural center in France]]

On December 15 ([[L. L. Zamenhof|L. L. Zamenhof's]] birthday), Esperanto speakers around the world celebrate [[Zamenhof Day]], sometimes called Book Day. It's a common goal to have a book written in Esperanto published on or by that day, as Zamenhof was a strong advocate of the idea that in order to spread Esperanto around the world, its speakers need to create a large body of literature.

The poem ''[[La Espero]]'' is the Esperanto [[anthem]], and most Esperanto speakers know the lyrics of the anthem by heart. It is often sung at conventions. Whether or not one enjoys the lyrics, the song is something that ties all Esperanto speakers together — as it has been around since Esperanto's early days. The tune of ''La Espero'' is known to most Esperanto speakers, and is a general tradition.<ref name="THE CULTURE OF ESPERANTO">{{cite web | url=http://www.icxlm.org/kulturoa.htm | title=THE CULTURE OF ESPERANTO | date=4 August 2005 | access-date=16 December 2014 | author=Ronald J. Glossop}}</ref> The very short poem [[Ho, mia kor']] (Zamenhof, 1887) and the longer {{ill|La vojo|eo}}<ref>[http://www.esperanto.mv.ru/Kolekto/La_vojo.html Full text in Esperanto] at esperanto.mv.ru</ref> (Zamenhof, 1896) are also very famous and often quoted in whole or in part; some distychs of ''La vojo'', in particular, have become proverbial (e.g. ''Eĉ guto malgranda, konstante frapante, traboros la monton granitan'' “Even a small drop, by constantly hitting, will pierce the mountain of granite” as a metaphor for unyielding perseverance).