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 few Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are few south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Apr 1st Tuesday
Apr 2nd Wednesday
Apr 3rd Thursday
Apr 4th Friday	Qingming Jie (Festival of Pure Brightness)	Chinese religion. 15th day after the Spring Equinox
Apr 5th Saturday
Apr 6th Sunday
Apr 7th Monday
Apr 8th Tuesday (this year)	Feast of Jalál (Glory)	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 9th Wednesday
Apr 10th Thursday
Apr 11st Friday
Apr 12nd Saturday
Apr 13rd Sunday (always on a Sun)	Passion Sunday / Palm Sunday	Christianity (Western Churches). The first day of Christian Holy Week.
Apr 13rd Sunday (7 days) (this year)	Pesach (Passover)	Judaism. Marking the exodus from slavery in Egypt, with the Seder meal.
Apr 13rd Sunday (7 days)	Holy Week	Christianity (Western Churches). Marking the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Apr 14th Monday (this year)	Guru Nanak Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. Born in 1469 CE. The first guru.
Apr 14th Monday (2 days) (this year)	Vaisakhi / Baisakhi	Sikhism. Marks the founding of the Order of Khalsa by Gobind Sing.
Apr 15th Tuesday
Apr 16th Wednesday (this year)	Teg Bahadur becomes the 9th guru	Sikhism.
Apr 16th Wednesday (this year)	Guru Harkrishan's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The eighth guru.
Apr 16th Wednesday (this year)	Guru Angad Dev's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The second guru.
Apr 16th Wednesday (this year)	Amar Das becomes the 3rd guru	Sikhism.
Apr 17th Thursday
Apr 18th Friday (this year)	Guru Angad Dev's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The second guru.
Apr 18th Friday (this year)	Guru Teg Bahadur's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The ninth guru.
Apr 19th Saturday
Apr 20th Sunday	Easter Day (Julian)	Christianity (Orthodox & Rastafarian). For the resurrection of Jesus.
Apr 20th Sunday (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 20th Sunday	Easter Day	Christianity (Western churches). For the resurrection of Jesus.
Apr 20th Sunday (12 days) (this year)	Ridvan	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 21st Monday (fixed)	Groundation Day	Rastafarian. The anniversary of the Constitution created for Ethiopia by Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Apr 22nd Tuesday (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 23rd Wednesday
Apr 24th Thursday
Apr 25th Friday (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 26th Saturday
Apr 27th Sunday (this year)	Feast of Jamál (Beauty)	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 28th Monday (this year)	Ninth Day of Ridván	Bahá'í Faith.
Apr 29th Tuesday
Apr 30th Wednesday (1 days) (fixed)	Beltane Eve	Paganism.