What is Esperanto?

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What is Esperanto?

 

Esperanto is a language created to facilitate communication between

the various people of the world.

 

More than one hundred years of practical use has made Esperanto a

living language, capable of expressing absolutely any nuance of human

thought.

 

It is international and neutral, because it belongs to all people and

makes possible the communication between all people of the world, with

absolutely no tendency toward any cultural, political, religious or

economic hegemony.

 

Whoever learns Esperanto has the privilege of enjoying two

civilizations, which interact and enrich one another: the first we are

all born into. It is influenced by our people & #8217;s traditions, morals

and beliefs, that is, our local culture. The second, is grasped when

one willingly chooses to be a citizen of the world through Esperanto.

More extensive than the first, it contains the & #8220;world culture & #8221;, in

its most diverse manifestations.

 

Those who choose this & #8220;double citizenship & #8221; through Esperanto are

named

Esperantists. They are people who not only know the language, but

also use it to communicate with Esperantists in other lands, to

establish contacts with diverse cultures and is an activist for the

promotion and defense of the idea of an international language.

 

After the appearance of Esperanto, those who have learned it, began to

feel the need to organize into groups to practice using the language,

help others learn it and promote interest. As time passed those

groups grew, some extended into neighboring lands, while new groups

continued to appear so that today we have hundreds of active

organizations throughout the world. Together with the esperantists,

these groups form the world of Esperanto, and the activities done

there we conventionally call the Esperanto Movement.

 

Learn Esperanto, become and esperantist and experience the fulfilling

joy of the Esperanto Movement. From your first step, it will be yours

too!