IT IS one of the most fun days on the school calendar, World Book Day.

Taking place last week on March 2, classrooms were filled with characters brought to life.

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Pupils and staff dressed up as characters from their favourite or popular books, with some schools holding events such as book swaps.

Here we round up a host of photos from the day in a bumper World Book Day gallery.