April Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#april #hinduism #islam #judaism #paganism

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Apr 1st Saturday
Apr 2nd Sunday (always on a Sun)	Passion Sunday / Palm Sunday	Christianity (Western Churches). The first day of Christian Holy Week.
Apr 2nd Sunday (7 days)	Holy Week	Christianity (Western Churches). Marking the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Apr 3rd Monday
Apr 4th Tuesday	Qingming Jie (Festival of Pure Brightness)	Chinese religion. 15th day after the Spring Equinox
Apr 5th Wednesday
Apr 6th Thursday (7 days) (this year)	Pesach (Passover)	Judaism. Marking the exodus from slavery in Egypt, with the Seder meal.
Apr 7th Friday
Apr 8th Saturday
Apr 9th Sunday	Easter Day	Christianity (Western churches). For the resurrection of Jesus.
Apr 9th Sunday (this year)	Feast of Jalál (Glory)	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 10th Monday
Apr 11st Tuesday
Apr 12nd Wednesday
Apr 13rd Thursday
Apr 14th Friday (2 days) (this year)	Vaisakhi / Baisakhi	Sikhism. Marks the founding of the Order of Khalsa by Gobind Sing.
Apr 14th Friday (this year)	Guru Nanak Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. Born in 1469 CE. The first guru.
Apr 15th Saturday
Apr 16th Sunday	Easter Day (Julian)	Christianity (Orthodox & Rastafarian). For the resurrection of Jesus.
Apr 16th Sunday (this year)	Teg Bahadur becomes the 9th guru	Sikhism.
Apr 16th Sunday (this year)	Amar Das becomes the 3rd guru	Sikhism.
Apr 16th Sunday (this year)	Guru Harkrishan's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The eighth guru.
Apr 16th Sunday (this year)	Guru Angad Dev's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The second guru.
Apr 17th Monday
Apr 18th Tuesday (this year)	Guru Teg Bahadur's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The ninth guru.
Apr 18th Tuesday (this year)	Guru Angad Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The second guru.
Apr 18th Tuesday (this year)	Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Day)	Judaism. A day of remembrance for those countless many who suffered and died by the hands during the Nazi holocaust.
Apr 19th Wednesday
Apr 20th Thursday (this year)	Eid Ul Fitre (End of Fast Feast)	Islam. Ramadan ends on the sighting of the new moon. A feast.
Apr 21st Friday (fixed)	Groundation Day	Rastafarian. The anniversary of the Constitution created for Ethiopia by Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Apr 21st Friday (12 days) (this year)	Ridvan	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 21st Friday (this year)	Adar Mah Parab	Zoroastrianism. To give thanks for warmth and light of the year, and the house fire is given a rest.
Apr 22nd Saturday
Apr 23rd Sunday (this year)	Zaratosht No Diso	Zoroastrianism. Date can vary due to balancing between the solar Hijri calendar of Iran and the Fasli calendar. The death of prophet Zoroaster.
Apr 24th Monday
Apr 25th Tuesday
Apr 26th Wednesday (this year)	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)	Judaism in Israel. If this fell on a Mon, it is moved to Tues. If on a Fri or Sat, it's moved to the prior Thursday. For the creation of Israel in 1948.
Apr 27th Thursday
Apr 28th Friday (this year)	Feast of Jamál (Beauty)	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 29th Saturday (this year)	Ninth Day of Ridván	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 30th Sunday (1 days) (fixed)	Beltane Eve	Paganism.