[1] At that time, an event was organized for March 20 in Sweden called "Alla berättares dag" (All storytellers day).

[1] The Swedish national storytelling network passed out some time after, but the day stayed alive, celebrated around the country by different enthusiasts.

In 1997, storytellers in Perth, Western Australia coordinated a five-week-long Celebration of Story, commemorating March 20 as the International Day of Oral Narrators.

At the same time, in Mexico and other Latin American countries, March 20 was already celebrated as the National Day of Storytellers.

Each year, the theme is identified by and agreed upon by storytellers from around the world using the WSD listserve and Facebook group.