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What Happens in April? by Fran Joyce

It’s easy to spend April watching the plants bloom and enjoying the warmer weather, but April has so much more to offer.

Here is a list of the events scheduled for the month of April including weekly and daily events you can enjoy.

April is National Autism Awareness Month/National Pet Month/National Poetry Month

April 4-10 – National Library Week

April 1 – April Fool’s Day and the opening day of MLB/Holy Thursday

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day/Good Friday/International Children’s Book Day (the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen – started in 1967 to promote reading)

April 3 – National Handmade Day/ National Love Our Children Day

April 4 – Easter Sunday/Passover ends

April 5 – Gold Star Spouses Day

April 6 – National Librarian and Library Workers’ Day/National Student Athlete Day

April 7 is National Walking Day/ World Health Day/National Beer Day

April 8 – National Alcohol Screening Day

April 9 is National Unicorn Day/National Former POW Recognition Day

April 10 – National Siblings Day

April 11 – National Pet Day

April 12 – American Civil War (1861-1865)/National Grilled Cheese Day

April 13 – National Scrabble Day/ Ramadan Starts (Muslim holiday)

April 14 – RAINN Day/ National Gardening Day

April 15 – Traditional Income Tax Deadline Day/World Art Day

April 16 – World Voice Day

April 17 – Husband Appreciation Day (Wife Appreciation Day is September 19)/Ellis Island Family History Day

April 18 – National Haiku Poetry Day

April 19 – National Garlic Day

April 20 – National Look Alike Day

April 21 – International Creativity and Innovation Day/National Kindergarten Day

April 22 – Earth Day/Take Your Kid to Work Day

April 23 – World Book Day

April 24 – International Sculpture Day

April 25 – World Penguin Day (Eleven of the seventeen existing species of penguins, have been classified as endangered).

April 26 – Pretzel Day/Audubon Day

April 27 – Babe Ruth Day/National Tell a Story Day

April 28 – National Great Poetry Reading Day/Denim Day/International Guide Dog Day

April 29 – International Dance Day

April 30 – Arbor Day/Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Sources for this article:

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/april.htm

 

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