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April Holidays Celebrated Around the World
Avril - April - Aprile - Abril
On the following days, offices/businesses will be closed.
April 1 - Thursday
....Benin, Youth Day
....Cyprus, Greek Cypriot Day
....San Marino, New Captains-Regent Day
....Israel, Pesach (Passover)
....Argentina, Maundy Thursday
....Colombia, Maundy Thursday
....Denmark, Holy Thursday
....El Salvador, Maundy Thursday
....Guatemala, Maundy Thursday
....Honduras, Maunday Thursday
....Iceland, Maundy Thursday
....Mexico, Holy Thursday
....Nicaragua, Maundy Thursday
....Niger, Eid-al-Adha
....Norway, Maunday Thursday
....Paraguay, Maundy Thursday
....Peru, Maundy Thursday
....Philippines, Good Thursday
.....Uruguay, Maundy Thursday
....Venezuela, Maundy Thursday
April 2 - Friday
....Iran, Thirteen of Now Ruz
....Andorra, Good Friday
....Antigua/Barbuda, Good Friday
....Argentina, Good Friday
....Australia, Good Friday
....Bahamas, Good Friday
....Balearic Islands, Good Friday
....Barbados, Good Friday
....Belize, Good Friday
....Bermuda, Good Friday
....Bolivia, Good Friday
....Botswana, Good Friday
....Brazil, Good Friday
....Cameroon, Good Friday
....Canada, Good Friday
....Canary Islands, Good Friday
....Cape Verde, Good Friday
....Caribbean Islands, Good Friday
....Caribbean Islands/UK, Good Friday
....Central African Republic, Good Friday
....Channel Islands, Good Friday
....Chile, Good Friday
....Colombia, Good Friday
....Congo, Good Friday
....Cook Islands, Good Friday
....Denmark, Good Friday
....Dominica, Good Friday
....Dominican Republic, Good Friday
....Ecuador, Good Friday
....El Salvador, Good Friday
....Equatorial Guinea, Good Friday
....Estonia, Good Friday
....Fiji, Good Friday
....Finland, Good Friday
....French Guiana, Good Friday
....Gambia, Good Friday
....Germany, Good Friday
....Ghana, Good Friday
....Grenada, Good Friday
....Guatemala, Good Friday
....Guinea, Declaration of 2nd Republic
....Guyana, Good Friday
....Haiti, Good Friday
....Honduras, Good Friday
....Hong Kong, Good Friday
....Iceland, Good Friday
....Indonesia, Good Friday
....Ireland, Good Friday
....Jamaica, Good Friday
....Kenya, Good Friday
....Latvia, Good Friday
....Lebanon, Good Friday
....Lesotho, Good Friday
....Liechtenstein, Good Friday
....Macau, Good Friday
....Madagascar, Good Friday
....Malawi, Good Friday
....Mali, Good Friday
....Malta, Good Friday
....Mexico, Good Friday
....Monaco, Good Friday
....Namibia, Good Friday
....Netherlands, Good Friday
....New Zealand, Good Friday
....Nicaragua, Good Friday
....Nigeria, Good Friday
....Norway, Good Friday
....Panama, Good Friday
....Papua New Guinea, Good Friday
....Paraguay, Good Friday
....Peru, Good Friday
....Philippines, Good Friday
....Portugal, Good Friday
....Rwanda, Good Friday
.....Samoa, Good Friday
....Senegal, Good Friday
....Seychelles, Good Friday
....Sierra Leone, Good Friday
....Singapore, Good Friday
....Slovakia, Good Friday
....Solomon Islands, Good Friday
....South Africa, Good Friday
....South Pacific Islands, Good Friday
....Spain, Good Friday
....Swaziland, Good Friday
....Sweden, Good Friday
....Switzerland, Good Friday
....Tanzania, Good Friday
....Trinidad & Tobago, Good Friday
....Uganda, Good Friday
....United Kingdom/ England and Wales, Good Friday
....United Kingdom/ Northern Ireland, Good Friday
....United Kingdom/ Scotland, Good Friday
....Uruguay, Good Friday
....Vanuatu, Good Friday
....Venezuela, Good Friday
....Virgin Islands (British), Good Friday
....Virgin Islands (US), Good Friday
....Zambia, Good Friday
....Zimbabwe, Good Friday
April 3 - Saturday
....Lesotho, Heroes Day
....Senegal, Independence Day
April 4 - Sunday, Easter Day (Christian Day)
Daylight Saving Time Begins/USA, Canada
....Albania, Easter Day
....Andorra, Easter Day
....Bahamas, Easter Day
....Balearic Islands, Easter Day
....Barbados, Easter Day
....Belize, Easter Day
....Botswana, Easter Day
....Cameroon, Easter Day
....Canada, Easter Day
....Caribbean Islands, Easter Day
....Caribbean Islands/UK, Easter Day
....Central African Republic, Easter Day
....Channel Islands, Easter Day
....Congo, Easter Day
....Cook Islands, Easter Day
....Denmark, Easter Day
....Equatorial Guinea, Easter Day
....Fiji, Easter Day
....Finland, Easter Day
....French Guiana, Easter Day
....Germany, Easter Day
....Ghana, Easter Day
....Grenada, Easter Day
....Guinea-Bissau, Easter Day
....Guyana, Easter Day
....Honduras, Easter Day
....Hong Kong, Easter Day
....Iceland, Easter Day
....Jamaica, Easter Day
....Kenya, Easter Day
....Lesotho, Easter Day
....Liechtenstein, Easter Day
....Lithuania, Easter Day
....Macau, Easter Day
....Madagascar, Easter Day
....Malawi, Easter Day
....Monaco, Easter Day
....Myanmar, Thingyan
....New Zealand, Easter Day
....Nicaragua, Easter Day
....Papua New Guinea, Easter Day
....Rwanda, Easter Day
....Samoa, Easter Day
....Senegal, Easter Day
....Seychelles, Easter Day
....Sierra Leone, Easter Day
....Solomon Islands, Easter Day
....Sweden, Easter Day
....Switzerland, Easter Day
....Tanzania, Easter Day
....Thailand, Songkran
....Trinidad & Tobago, Easter Day
....Uganda, Easter Day
....United Kingdom/ England and Wales, Easter Day
....United Kingdom/ Northern Ireland, Easter Day
....United Kingdom/ Scotland, Easter Day
....Vanuatu, Easter Day
....Venezuela, Easter Day
....Virgin Islands (British), Easter Day
....Virgin Islands (US), Easter Day
....Zambia, Easter Day
....Zimbabwe, Easter Day
April 5 - Monday
....Hong Kong, Ching Ming Festival
....Kuwait, Arafat Day
....Macau, Ching Ming Festival
....Nepal, Ram Navami
....South Korea, Arbor Day
....Taiwan, Tomb Sweeping Day
April 6 - Tuesday
....Ethiopia, Ethiopian Patriotıs Day
....Thailand, Chakri Day
April 7 - Wednesday
....Armenia, Motherhood and Beauty Day
....Haiti, Death of Toussaint
....Mozambique, Womenıs Day
April 8 - Thursday,
....South Africa, Family Day
April 9 - Friday, Othodox Friday
....Cyprus, Good Friday (Orthodox)
....Ethiopia, Good Friday (Orthodox)
....Greece, Good Friday (Orthodox)
....Russia, Good Friday (Orthodox)
April 10 - Saturday
April 11 - Sunday, Orthodox Easter (Russian/Greek Christian Day)
....Albania, Orthodox Easter
....Costa Rica, Anniversary of Battle of Rivas
....Eritrea, Orthodox Easter
....Romania, Orthodox Easter
....Russia, Orthodox Easter
....Sri Lanka, Sinhale & Tamil New Year
April 12 - Monday, Orthodox Easter Monday (Christian Day)
....Belarus, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Bulgaria, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Cyprus, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Egypt, Sham-el Nessim
....Ethiopia, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Greece, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Macedonia, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Russia, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Ukraine, Orthodox Easter Monday
....Liberia, National Redemption Day
....Thailand, Songkran
April 13 - Tuesday
....Liberia, Fast and Prayer Day
....Israel, Holocaust Memorial Day
April 14 - Wednesday
....Bangladesh, Bangla Naba Barsha
....Cambodia, Cambodian New Year Day
....Haiti, Pan American Day
....Honduras, Day of the Americas
....Thailand, Songkran
April 15 - Thursday
....Cambodia, Cambodia New Year Day
....Laos, Pi Mai
April 16 - Friday, New Moon
....Cambodia, Cambodia New Year Day
....Laos, Pi Mai
April 17 - Saturday
....Algeria, Islamic New Year
....Bahrain, Islamic New Year
....Bangladesh, Islamic New Year
....Bosnia and Herzegovina, Islamic New Year
....Brunei Darussalam, Islamic New Year
....Comoros Islands, Islamic New Year
....Cote dIvoire, Islamic New Year
....Djibouti, Islamic New Year
....Egypt, Islamic New Year
....Indonesia, First Day of Muharrm
....Iran, Islamic Republic Day
....Iraq, Islamic New Year
....Jordan, Islamic New Year
....Kyrgyzstan, Nooruz
....Lebanon, Islamic New Year
....Libya, Islamic New Year
....Malaysia, Maal Hijrah
....Maldives, Islamic New Year
....Mali, Islamic New Year
....Mauritania, Islamic New Year
....Morocco, Islamic New Year
....Oman, Islamic New Year
....Pakistan, Islamic New Year
....Saudi Arabia, Islamic New Year
....Somalia, Islamic New Year
....Sudan, Islamic New Year
....Syria, Islamic New Year
....Syria, Independence Day
....Tunisia, Islamic New Year
....United Arab Emirates, Islamic New Year
April 18 - Sunday
....Zimbabwe, Independence Day
April 19 - Monday
....Swaziland, Kingıs Birthday
....Uruguay, Landing of the 33 Patriots
....Venezuela, Independence Day
April 20 - Tuesday (no holidays)
April 21 - Wednesday
....Brazil, Tirandentes
....Israel, Independence Day
April 22 - Thursday (no holidays)
April 23 - Friday
....Samoa, ANZAC Day
....Turkey, Childrenıs Day/National Sovereignty Day
April 24 - Saturday
....Armenia, Commemoration of Victims of the Genocide Day
April 25 - Sunday, 9th Day of Muharram (Islamic Observance)
....Australia, Anzac Day
....Cook Islands, Anzac Day
....Egypt, Eid Tahrir Sinai
....Italy, Liberation Day
....Macau, Portuguese Liberation Day
....New Zealand, ANZAC Day
....Portugal, Liberty Day
....Swaziland, National Flag Day
....Nigeria, Id-el-Kabir
....Pakistan, Ninth Day of Muharram
....Philippines, Araw Ng Kagitingan
....Syria, Martyrıs Day
April 26 - Monday, Ashura -- Tenth Day of Muharram (Islamic Observance)
...Afghanistan, Ashora
...Algeria, Tenth Day of Muharram
...Bahrain, Ashoora
...Bangladesh, Ashura
...Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ashura
...Comoros Islands, Ashoura
...Djibouti, Ashoura
...Gambia, Yawmu Ashura
...Iran, Ashoura
...Iraq, Ashoora
...Lebanon, Tenth Day of Muharram
...Libya, Ashoura
...Nigeria, Id-el-Kabir
...Oman, Ashura
...Pakistan, Tenth Day of Muharran
...Somalia, Ashoura
...Tanzania, Union Day
April 27 - Tuesday
....Afghanistan, Sawr Revolution
....Slovenia, Day of Uprising
....South Africa, Freedom Day
....Togo, Victory Day
April 28 - Wednesday (no holidays)
April 29 - Thursday
....Japan, Midori-no-Hi
April 30 - Friday, Full Moon
....Finland, May Day Eve
....Netherlands, Queenıs Birthday
....Vietnam, Reunification Day
-------- Explanation of Religious Holidays ----------
Religious holidays are very important in foreign countries.
Knowing these religious observances is a way of respect to your friends
and business associates worldwide.
Below is a very extensive list of the religious observances during April.
As you can see, it is a busy month.
April 1
Maundy Thursday -- Christian observance
* The Last Supper, the last meal that Jesus shared with
* his disciples on the eve of his arrest and crucifixion.
* According to the New Testament of the Bible, this day
* is significant because of Jesus's words over the bread
* and cup of wine, where he declares "This is my body"
* and "This is my blood of the covenant which is poured
* for many". Subsequently, this is the setting for
* which Christians observe Holy Communion.
April 1
Passover -- Jewish observance
* An annual Jewish festival, commemorates the exodus of
* the Israelites from Egypt. Passover was named for
* God's passing over the houses of the Israelites when
* he killed the first-born child in an Egyptian family.
* Also known as Pesach, it is marked by a special meal
* which includes unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
* Passover is observed over a period of 7 days.
April 2
Good Friday -- Christian observance
* This day is a rememberance of the crucifixion of Jesus.
* Jesus's crucifixion on the cross is considered to be
* the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus made for the sins
* of the world. It is the foundation for forgiveness
* in the Christian churches. For many Christians, this
* is a day of penance and mourning.
April 4
Easter -- Christian observance
* Easter celebrates the resurrection of Christ on the
* third day after his cruxification. On this day, Jesus
* rose from death and joined God in heaven.
April 5
Ching Ming Festival -- Lunar observance.
* Although it is not a religious day, it is a special
* day of honoring a family's ancestors. Families visit
* cemeteries to pay respects to the deceased.
April 13
Baisakhi -- Sikh observance
* A Sikh festival commemorating the founding in 1699
* of the Khalsa order of baptized Sikhs by the tenth
* guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh.
The following days have the same meaning for Catholic,
Protestant, Orthodox Russian and Greek Orthodox Christians.
Because of difference in date calculations, Orthodox and
Western Christians celebrate the Easter holidays on different dates.
April 9 -- Orthodox Christian observance Orthodox Friday.
April 11 -- Orthodox Christian observance
Orthodox Easter, also is known as Paskha.
April 17 -- Islamic New Year -- Islamic
* First day of the first month, Muharram, of the start
* of the new year. According to the Islamic calendar,
* this is the year 1420. This year is calculated from
* 622 AD - the year in which Mohammed traveled from
* Mecca to Medina.
April 25 -- Ninth Day of Muharram -- Islamic observance.
* Shite Moslems commemorate the martyrdom (the death)
* of Iman Hussein (grandson of Mohammed) of this day.
April 26 -- Tenth Day of Muharram -- Islamic observance.
* Observed and known as Ashura, Ashora and Id-el-Kabir
* in many Middle East and Far East countries.
* Important to Islams worldwide because it is in memory
* of Noah's departure from the Ark onto Mount Ararat
* and God's covenant with Noah.
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