The idea behind the day is to raise international awareness about the fact that it is not languages that represent barriers: languages should not be removed, they are not a barrier - to the contrary, they should be celebrated.
A idea destrás deste día era facer medrar a conciencia internacional sobre o feito que non son as linguas as que crean barreiras: as linguas non se deberían eliminar, non son unha barreira; ó contrario, deberían celebrarse.