Day 109: HOLY COW! NEXT YEAR MARKS THE BARD'S 450TH BIRTHDAY!!

(via WikiCommons)

I wish I could go to England next year for all of the Shakespeare Day celebrations! (Is it called Shakespeare Day? It should be, especially considering he was born and died on the same day.*

One thing they're apparently doing in schools there is having a week-long celebration of Shakespeare, even for kids as young as five. They'll be making Tudor-era food (Ick? I'm guessing maybe ick?*) and playing Tudor-style tennis (like modern tennis except everyone wears ruffs*).

Hopefully they won't actually be teaching the plays to kids that young because, honestly, I have yet to find one that's appropriate for children. Let's see...what's the least rapey-murdery-racisty-"kill your kids and/or your parents and/or your wife and/or yourselves" of the plays? The Tempest maybe? Still, it's a little murdery.

Anyway, here's the article about the Shakespeare in school plans:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shakespeare-to-be-celebrated-in-schools-with-children-as-young-as-five-8575328.html

*probably