April is the fourth month of the Gregorian, Julian, and Revised Julian calendars. The etymology of this month is obscure; it either comes from the Latin word aperire, meaning "to open," or from Aphril, another name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It has thirty days.
Holidays[]
- 02 (13 Farvardin) — Sizdah be dar (Iranian and Kurdish)
- 05 Qīngmíng Jié (Chinese)
- 07 (25 March Julian) — Annunciation (Old Calendarist Eastern Christian)
- 14 (1 Vaisakh) — Vaisakhi or Khalsa Day (Sikh)
- 14 1 Baishakh) — Pohela Baishakh (Bengali and Nepali)
- 16 (3 Vaisakh) — Jotijot of Guru Angad and Harkrishan Sahib and Gurgadi of Guru Amar Das and Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh)
- 18 (5 Vaisakh) — Parkash Guru Angad and Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh)
- 21 (13 Jalál) — First Day of Ridván (Bahá'í)
- 21 — Grounation Day (Rastafari)
- 23 Saint George's Day (Western and New Calendarist Eastern Christian)
- 25 Saint Mark's Day (Western Christian)
- 29 (2 Jamál) — Ninth Day of Ridván (Bahá'í)
- 30 (11 Ardibehesht) — Maidyozarem or Mid-Spring Festival (Fasli Zoroastrian)
Preceded by: March
Followed by: May