Why is International Harry Potter Day celebrated, know who started it?

Posted on 2nd May 2024 01:39 pm by rohit kumar

Everyone remembers the Harry Potter film and TV series. It had many parts and each part received a lot of love from the audience. International Harry Potter Day is being celebrated today on 2nd May. Let us tell you that Harry Potter books have been written by author JK Rowling. After this, films were made on them, which left their mark on the world.

 

Many characters including Harry, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley were seen in this series of wand and magic books. Let us now know why this series is celebrated.

 

Why is International Harry Potter Day celebrated?

Every year on May 2, fans around the world celebrate 'International Harry Potter Day' and the reason for this was the Battle of Hogwarts, which was fought between the students of Hogwarts and Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter's enemy Lord Voldemort was defeated in this battle.

 

What is the history of International Harry Potter Day?

Let us tell you that the books of the Harry Potter series were released in 1998 and films based on its books started being made in 2001. However, Harry Potter Day was established a decade after the films were made. David Cameron, then President of the United Kingdom, announced that May 2 would be celebrated as Harry Potter Day every year to remind people of Harry's adventures.

 

8 parts of the film made on Harry Potter

The first part of the Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' came in the year 2001. After this, its second part 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' came in 2002. Its third part 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' came in 2004. The fourth part 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' came in 2005. This was followed by 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1', and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'.

 

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