April
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30 Days Gregorian calendars Latin word "Aperire" which means "To open" refers to growing plants in spring Daisy and sweet pea Diamond |
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days.
History
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 derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, "To open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (Opening) for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.
Important Holidays & Event in April
April 1, 2001 regarding Copenhagen's new metro
- National Arab American Heritage Month (United States)
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month (United States)
- April Fools' Day – April 1
- Good Friday (Christians) – a Friday between March 20 and April 23, being the last Friday before Easter
- Easter, or Resurrection Day (Christians) - celebrated the First Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21st
- World Health Day – April 7
- Buddha's Birthday – Traditional Date – April 8
- Thai New Year in Thailand – April 13
- Lao New Year in Laos – April 13
- Khmer New Year in Cambodia – April 13
- Earth Day – April 22
- St George's Day Patron Saint Celebration (England, Europe) – April 23
- April 29 is a Japanese national holiday, as Showa Day since 2007. It has been celebrated as The Emperor's Birthday from 1927 to 1988, then renamed as Greenery Day after Hirohito's death in 1989. It is usually marked as the first day of "Golden Week", a week-long holiday period.
- Koninginnedag in the Netherlands / Kingdom of the Netherlands – April 30
- Arbor Day – last Friday of April in United States
- Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day, usually fourth Thursday (United States)
- Opening Day – first Sunday in April
- Independence day (Syria) – April 17
- Record Store Day – usually celebrated on the third Saturday
April symbols
 Diamond April's birthstone is diamond, which symbolizes innocence.
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 Daisy (Bellis perennis) Its birth flower is the daisy and sweet pea.
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