http://www.humanreligions.info/april.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2023
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 |
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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) | |
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 | |
Apr 16th Sunday (this year) | Amar Das becomes the 3rd guru | |
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 | |
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) | |
Apr 29th Saturday (this year) | Ninth Day of Ridván | |
Apr 30th Sunday (1 days) (fixed) | Beltane Eve |