April


 

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days.

April Events

Monthlong events in April

  • Chocolate Eaters Month
  • Grass Month
  • Pets Are Wonderful Month
  • Uh-huh Month
  • Cancer Control Month
  • Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • Freedom Shrine Month
  • International Guitar Month
  • Keep America Beautiful Month
  • Mathematics Education Month
  • Multicultural Communication Month
  • National Anxiety Month
  • National Garden Month
  • National Home Improvement Month
  • National Humor Month
  • National Occupational Therapy Month
  • National Welding Month
  • Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
  • Philatelic Societies Month
  • VD Awareness Month
  • National Food Month
  • Stress Awareness Month
  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • Holy Humor Month
  • International Amateur Radio Month
  • International Twit Award Month
  • Month of the Young Child
  • National Florida Tomato Month
  • National Knuckles Down Month
  • National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Education and Awareness Month
  • National Woodworking Month
  • Sea Cadet Month
  • Thai Heritage Month
  • Sports Eye Safety Month
  • Community Services Month (California)
  • Listening Awareness Month
  • Autism Awareness Month

Weeklong events in April

1st Week in April

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  • Medic Alert Week
  • Cherry Blossom Festival
  • Publicity Stunt Week
  • National Birthparents Week
  • Week of the Young Child
  • Straw Hat Week
  • National Bake Week (begins 1st Mon)
  • Consider Christianity Week
  • National Reading a Road Map Week
  • 2nd Week in April

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  • Be Kind to Animals Week
  • Masters Golf Tournament
  • National Medical Laboratory Week
  • Private Property Week (10th-16th)
  • National Library Week
  • Harmony Week
  • National Garden Week
  • TV Turn-Off Week
  • National Guitar Week
  • National Building Safety Week
  • National Home Safety Week
  • 3rd Week in April

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  • National Police Week
  • Boys and Girls Club Week
  • National Coin Week
  • Bike Safety Week
  • National Bubblegum Week
  • Pan American Week
  • National Week of the Ocean
  • National Crime Victims? Rights Week
  • National Volunteer Week
  • National Adult Films Week
  • Last Week in April

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  • Forest Week
  • National Lingerie Week
  • Canada-US Goodwill Week
  • Big Brothers/Sisters Appreciation Week
  • Consumer Protection Week
  • National TV-Free Week
  • Jewish Heritage Week
  • Keep America Beautiful Week
  • National YMCA Week
  • Professional Secretaries Week
  • Intergenerational Week
  • Reading Is Fun Week
  • Egg Salad Week
  • Teacher Appreciation Week (begins Last Mon)
  • A Week in April

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  • Astronomy Week (determined by 1st Quarter Moon)

April Movable Daily Holidays

1st Sunday

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  • Set-Your Clock-Forward-Day
  • Daylight Saving Time begins in the United States; turn your clock ahead at 2:00 a.m.
  • Budoha Day (Hawaii)
  • Vesak (Buddha's Birthday)
  • 1st Saturday

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  • Saturday Market Day (Oregon)
  • 1st Saturday before 5th

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  • Tax Saturday (UK)
  • 1st Thursday

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  • Glarus Festival (Switzerland)
  • 1st Friday

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  • Student Government Day (Massachusetts)
  • Friday after 1st

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  • Arbor Day (Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai; Arizona)
  • 2nd Friday

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  • Audubon Day
  • 3rd Sunday & Monday

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  • Sechselauten (Six Ringing Festival; Switzerland)
  • 3rd Monday

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  • Patriot's Day (Maine, Massachusetts)
  • Boston Marathon
  • Thursday between 19th & 26th

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  • First Day of Summer (Iceland)
  • Saturday nearest St. George's Day (23rd)

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  • Peppercorn Day (Bermuda)
  • Monday nearest Feast Day of St. George (23rd)

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  • St. George's Day (Newfoundland)
  • Sunday after 1st full moon after vernal equinox following Passover

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  • Lambri (Bright Day; Greece)
  • 3rd Monday

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  • Patriots' Day (Maine, Massachusetts)
  • 4th Monday

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  • Fast Day (New Hampshire)
  • 4th Thursday

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  • Take Our Daughters to Work Day
  • 4th Weekend

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  • Just Pray No weekend
  • Last Monday

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  • Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Mississippi)
  • Last Friday

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  • Arbor Day
  • Bird Day
  • Wednesday of Last Full Week

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  • Professional Secretaries Day

April Indeterminate Holidays

Full Moon Day of 6th Buddhist month (@ Apr/May)

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  • Vesak
  • Sun enters Aries

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  • Solar New Year (Southeast Asia)
  • aka Thingyan (Burma)
  • aka Songkran (Thailand)
  • 10th through 15th Day of 2nd lunar month

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  • Paro Tsechu (Bhutan)
  • During planting season (@ Apr/May)

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  • Tyi Wara (Mali)
  • Early April to late July (every 4 years)

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  • Summer Olympics begin
  • Late April or May

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  • Alp Aufzug (Switzerland)
  • Before 1st rainfall (@ Apr/May)

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  • Bobo Masquerade (Burkina Faso)
  • Sometime in April

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  • World Championship Cow Chip Throwing Contest
  • Palm Sunday - Christian
  • Palm Sunday - Armenian Christian
  • Good Friday - Christian
  • Easter - Christian
  • Pesach (Passover) - Jewish

~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
April in poetry
The Tragic Month of April
Trivia
April Events
See also

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