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SIGNIFICANT APRIL:
April Flower of the month: Celebrate the fresh bloom of daisies and sweet peas which symbolize curiosity, playfulness and tenaciousness. Sweet Pea, which means "I think of thee."
Zodiac Signs: Aries / The Ram, Mar. 21 - Apr. 19 - Taurus / The Bull, Apr. 20 - May 20
The name for the Moon in April is Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
Find out when the Full Moon in April is.
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire / Meaning: Innocence
April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The Julian calendar reform of 46 BC gave April 30 days, effective in 45 BC. wikipedia.org/wiki/April
SIGNIFICANT DATES:
• Spring: Spring Time runs from March 20th to June 20th.
• April Fools Day: History, Traditions, and Foolishness. April Fool's Day and New Year's Day are linked together in history. Discover why the first day of April is devoted to practical jokes and humor. wilstar.com
• Earth Day: Earth Day is a name used for two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the March equinox, while a global observance in many countries is held each year on April 22.
Movable April Holidays: (this means the Holiday falls on a different date each year.)
• Fun at Work Day is the First Monday in April.
• Sweet Potato Day is the First Monday in April.
• Check Your Batteries Day is the First Sunday in April.
• Easter - Easter, a holiday that is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is observed in the US in the month of March or April.
• National Egg Salad Week: is the full week right after Easter Sunday every year. In the month of March or April.
• Go Fly a Kite Day is the third Sunday In April.
• National Arbor Day varies by State / is the last Friday of April.
• School Librarian's Day is the Wednesday of Library Week.
• Kids Kick Butts Day (Anti-Tobacco) is the first Wednesday in April.
• National Sense of Smell Day (United States) (Last Saturday)
• Administrative Professionals Day: An unofficial holiday observed on the Wednesday of the last full week of April.
More Movable Holidays are listed on the left side of page.
ITS NATIONAL MONTH OF?
• Community Spirit Days - Collect items to distribute to local charities.
• Woodworking Month - Emphasize the beauty and satisfaction of working with wood.
• Holy Humor Month - to recognize the healing power of joy.
• Straw Hat Month - Local businesses are encouraged to promote hat related activities.
• Tackle Your Clutter Month - Clean up all those storage places, donate items to charity, and start collecting your clutter for another year.
• World Habitat Awareness Month - Learn how to protect the havitat of all Earth's creatures.
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month - National Humor Month
• Alcohol Awareness Month - Counseling Awareness Month
• Women's Eye Health and Safety Month - Daisy Flower Month
• American Cancer Society Month - National Garden Month
• National Welding Month - Zam! Zoo and Aquarium Month
• Math Education Month - Keep America Beautiful Month
• National Anxiety Month - Occupational Therapy Month
• Pets are Wonderful Month - Community Service Month
• Thai Heritage Month - Stress Awareness Month
• Cancer Control Month - Month of the Young Child
• National STDs Education and Awareness Month
• International Guitar Month - National Frog Month
National Poetry Month - Autism Awareness Month
• Youth Sports Safety Month - Sports Eye Safety Month
• National Recycling Month - National Smile Month
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Month
National Soft Pretzel Month - National Soyfoods Month
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ITS NATIONAL WEEK OF?
Week One
Straw Hat Week
Astronomy Week
Medic Alert Week
Publicity Stunt Week
Cherry Blossom Festival
Week of the Young Child
Consider Christianity Week
National Public Health Week
National Birthparents Week
National Bake Week (begins 1st Mon)
National Reading a Road Map Week
Week Two
Harmony Week
Reading is Fun week
National Garden Week
National Library Week
National Guitar Week
Be Kind to Animals Week
Masters Golf Tournament
National Home Safety Week
National Building Safety Week
National Medical Laboratory Week
Private Property Week (10th-16th)
Week Three
Bike Safety Week
Organize your files
National Coin Week
Pan American Week
National Secretary week
Boys and Girls Club Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Week of the Ocean
National Volunteer Week
National Adult Films Week
Explore Your Career Week
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
National Science and Technology Week
Week Four
Forest Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Jewish Heritage Week
National Lingerie Week
National YMCA Week
Intergenerational Week
Mattress Turnover Week
National TV Turn-Off Week
National Volunteer week
Canada-U.S. Goodwill Week
Consumer Protection Week
Keep America Beautiful Week
Professional Secretaries Week
National Playground Safety Week
Big Brothers/Sisters Appreciation Week
Egg Salad Week / always 1st week after Easter
Teacher Appreciation Week (begins Last Mon)
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ITS NATIONAL DAY OF?
Day-Long Observances, Events, & Holidays
April 1
Sorry Charlie Day - Honor Charlie the Tuna who is always rejected for the tuna fish can but keeps on trying.
Check Your Batteries Day - Sliced Bread's Birthday (1954)
One Cent Day - Boomer Bonus Days - Lupus Alert Day
National Fun Day - National Love For Our Children Day
Sorry Charlie Day - $$$ The Dollar Sign's Birthday (1778) $$$
Dishwasher Released in 1889 - Apple Computer Birthday 1976
April 2
Fun at Work Day - Sweet Potato Day - Yo-Yo Day
International Children's Book Day - National Ferret Day
Youth and Teen Hockey Day - Reconciliation Day
April 3
Passover - Find a Rainbow Day - American Circus Day
National Chocolate Moose Day - Tweed Day
National Workplace Napping Day
April 4
Walk Around Things Day - Kids Kick Butts Day (Anti-Tobacco)
Chocolate Milk Powder Day (Debut 1828)
Student Government Day
April 5
Dandelion day - Bell Bottoms Day - Stories Day
National Read a Road Map Day - Fun at Work Day
Accelerate ACL Awareness Among Young Women Day
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 6
National Alcohol Screening Day - National Fun at Work Day
New York State Missing Persons Day - Tartan Day
Teflon Birthday (Patented 1938) - Fresh Tomato Day
Post-It Notes Birthday (Released 1980)
TV Dinner Birthday (Released 1954)
North Pole Discovered in 1898
Jump Over things Day -
National Tartan Day
United States, Scotland, Canada Australia, New Zealand)
(Always April 6)
April 7
Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day - World Health Day
No House work Day - Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
Public Telivision Day
April 8
Tutor Appreciation Day - Milk in Glass Bottles Day 1879
Zoo Lovers Day - Astronomy Day (Astronomy)
Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day
April 9
Name Yourself Day - Listening Day
National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day
Dry or Powdered Milk Birthday (1872)
First Public Library Opened (1833)
Winston Churchill Day - TV Guide is Born (1953)
Araw ng Kagitingan, also known as Bataan Day
(April 9, Philippines)
April 10
National Sibling Day - Golfers Day
Encourage a Young Writer Day - Salvation Army Founders Day
Commodore Perry Day
April 11
Barbershop Quartet Day - Eight Track Tape Day
Jackie Robinson Day (First African American in major-league baseball)
School Librarians Day - Thank You School Librarian Day
April 12
Reach as High as You Can Day - Big Wild Day
Big Wind Day - April 12
April 13
Blame Someone Else Day - National D.A.R.E. Day
International Plant Appreciation Day
U.S. Elephant Day (First Elephant Came to America in 1796)
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (1743) - Scrabble Day
April 14
National Pecan Day - Titanic Shipwrecked
Children With Alopecia Day - Pan American Day
International Moments of Laughter Day
Ex Spouse Day - April 14
April 15
Go Fly a Kite Day - Rubber Eraser Day
Take a Wild Guess Day - Equal Pay Day
Husband Appreciation Day - National Auctioneers Day
Tax Day (This Year is on April 17th Due to the Weekend)
Leonardo Da Vinci's Birthday - Art History Day
First Mc Donald's Opened
April 16
National Stress Awareness Day
National Eggs Benedict Day
April 17
Elis Island Family History Day
National Cheese Ball Day - Blah! Blah! Blah ! Day
Sesame Street's Sherlock Hemlock's Birthday
Daffy Duck's Birthday - Petunia Pig's Birthday
April 18
Yankee Stadium Birthday 1923
Pet Owner's Day - National Animal Cracker Day
First Laundromat Opens Fort Worth TX 1934
Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906
Paul Revere Day - International Jugglers Day
National Stress Awareness Day - Tax Freedom Day
April 19
Astronomy Day - Patriot's Day - Humorous Day - Garlic Day
Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
April 20
Food Day - Make A Quilt Day - Get to Know Your Customer Day
Cuckoo Day - Look Alike Day - Volunteer Recognition Day
National Pineapples Upside Down Cake Day
April 21
- Kindergarten Day: Kindergarten Day The First Kindergarten was founded by Friedrich Froebel in Germany in 1837, Kindergarten Day is a day to recognize the importance of play, games, and creative activity in children's education.
- San Jacinto Day in Texas: the day Texas won its independence from Mexico by defeating the army of General Santa Anna at San Jacinto. (partial staffing holiday) Joint Resolution 7, 14th Legislature, 1874. Section 1. link: Texas Holidays
Tuna Rights Day - Red Baron Day - Sesame Street's Rosita's B'day -
Jet Passenger Service Birthday - Battle of San Jacinto Day
Big Word Day: A day to use huge words on purpose just to impress.
St. George's Day: April 21
honoring the patron saint of England. It's a holiday in Newfoundland.
April 22
Earth Day - Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Jelly Bean Day - Celebrate The Earth Day - Earth Day
April Showers Day -
April 23
Read Me Day - William Shakespeare's Birthday (1564)
Home Run Day (Hank Aaron First Home Run
International Sing Out Day - Garlic Day
International Nose Picking Day - April 23
World Book & Copyright Day
Shirley Temple's Birthday
Picnic Day - Fire Drill Day
Conch Republic
Independence Celebration
(April 23) - Key West, Florida
April 24
Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day - Sesame Street's Natasha's Birthday
National Puppetry Day - Sylvester the Cat's Birthday
Mother, Father Deaf Day
April 25
License Plates Day - National Telephone Day
National Teach Your Children to Save Day
Arbor Day - National Crayola Day -
National Zucchini Bread Day
ANZAC Day
(Australia and New Zealand)
(25 April)
April 26
Professionals Day (National Secretary's Day) now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals Day)
Hug a Friend Day - National Bird Day
Hug an Australian Day - National Pretzel day
National Static Cling Day - National Pretzel day
Richter Scale Day
April 27
Woody Woodpecker Day (Creator Walter Lant's Birthday)
National Arbor Day (Note States Have Different Dates)
Tell a story Day -Childcare Professionals Day
Playground Safety Day - Mule Day
Workers Memorial Day
April 28
Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day
Kiss your mate day - Poetry Reading Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
April 29
Zipper Patented 1913 - National Shrimp Scampi Day
Rebuilding Day - World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
April 30
National Oatmeal cookie day - Mr. Potato Head Day
Hairstyle Appreciation Day - National Honesty Day
Raisin Day - International Walk Day - Spank Out Day
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April movable daily holidays
1st Sunday
* Budoha Day (Hawaii)
* Vesak (Buddha's Birthday)
1st Saturday
* Saturday Market Day (Oregon)
1st Saturday before 5th
* Tax Saturday (UK)
1st Thursday
* Glarus Festival (Osman land)
1st Friday
* Student Government Day (Massachusetts)
Friday after 1st
* Arbor Day (Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai; Arizona)
2nd Friday
* Audubon Day
3rd Sunday & Monday
* Sechselauten (Six Ringing Festival; Switzerland)
3rd Monday
* Patriot's Day (Maine, Massachusetts)
3rd Thursday
* National High Five Day (USA)
Thursday between 19th & 26th
* First Day of Summer (Iceland)
Saturday nearest St. George's Day (23rd)
* Peppercorn Day (Bermuda)
Monday nearest Feast Day of St. George (23rd)
* St. George's Day (Newfoundland)
Sunday after 1st full moon after vernal equinox following Passover
* Lambri (Bright Day; Greece)
4th Monday
* Fast Day (New Hampshire)
4th Thursday
* Take Our Daughters (and Sons) to Work Day
4th Weekend
* Just Pray No weekend
Last Monday
* Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Mississippi)
Last Friday
* Arbor Day
* Bird Day
Wednesday of Last Full Week
* Administrative Professionals Day (Secretaries Day)
Can you name 10 things that your grateful for today?
I'm grateful for the long hard rains that water the plants, trees and flowers, which also fill our lakes, ponds and streams.
I'm grateful for the family of racoons who hide and take shelter under my house.
I'm grateful for the apples I have each week to feed the birds and wildlife.
I'm grateful for my husband getting a leasure day off from work.
I'm grateful for my cuddle bug cat named Smokey who is always there for me.
I'm grateful for my hot raspberry tea, thats sweetened with honey.... that I'm sipping right now as I watch the late afternoon fog roll in.
I'm grateful for homemade mashed potatoes smothered in meatballs and mushroom gravy. It was a delishious supper on a rainey day.
I'm grateful for nice neighbors who lovingly walk their dogs past my front door each and every morning.
I'm grateful for God walking with me each and every second of the day.
I'm grateful for being able to do all the things I'm passionate about like.... crafts, painting, taking pictures, nature watching, gardening, and building my fun website that your reading right now.
Did you know that each month has a color ?
January
Purple
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February
Burgundy
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March
Green
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April
Yellow
Lavendar
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May
Dark Forest Green
Pale/Sky Blue
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June
True Blue
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July
Purple
Green
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August
Yellow
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September
Orange
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October
also Orange
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November
Yellow
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December
Blue
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Learn more about color at the
Wolf Moon Dance website. It's a lot of fun!
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