What are the holidays in April? Holidays in April Holiday calendar for April.
Holidays are a great occasion to gather at one table with the whole large family, finally meet friends, give and receive gifts. They decorate human life, which, in most cases, consists of monotonous everyday life. Holidays bring people together, no matter how old they are and what position they occupy in society.
There are a lot of holidays in April. Among them there are those that are celebrated exclusively in our country. So, for a person living in Russia, what holidays should be celebrated in April?
The most cheerful
And now, on the first day of April, which this year falls on Sunday, April Fool's Day is celebrated. Of course, this holiday is informal, it is not declared a day off, it does not at all involve the exchange of gifts. But he is very fond of children, youth, as well as those adults who are not deprived of a sense of humor. People are in a hurry to please each other with funny jokes and funny pranks.
health day
(this year - on Saturday) comes As in other countries of the planet, in our country this day is used to draw the attention of the population to such a problem as improving the healthcare system. People urge each other to take care of their health and the health of loved ones.
Cosmonautics Day
(this year it will be Thursday) one of the most significant holidays in April is celebrated - Aviation and Cosmonautics Day. Each of the people inhabiting Russia is proud that it was Yuri Gagarin - a Soviet man - who was the first in the world to make a space flight. Thanks to him, a new era began, in which the conquest of space became a reality for man.
With care for nature
April 15 (falls on Sunday in 2018) is celebrated This holiday is necessary, if only because it reminds people: environmental problems are problems that affect absolutely everyone. The quality of life, the state of health, the future of children and grandchildren - this and much more depends on nature. The events that are held on this holiday, in most cases, are informational in nature.
Anniversary of the Battle of the Ice
There are holidays in April that remind people of the glorious pages of Russian history. In 1242, on April 18, an event took place that went down in history as the Battle of the Ice: the army led by Alexander Nevsky on Lake Peipus defeated the knights of the Livonian Order.
Holiday of our planet
Some holidays in April are annually celebrated by the entire population of the planet. April 22 is celebrated as International Earth Day. On this holiday, information events are held, in which the main idea is to save natural resources. Traditionally, many homes and organizations on Earth turn off their lights for an entire hour.
Religious holidays
What holidays does the entire Orthodox population of Russia celebrate in April? April 1 - Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). On Saturday, April 7, Orthodox Russians celebrate the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And on April 8, the most important Christian religious holiday is celebrated - the Bright Sunday of Christ (Easter).
In terms of the number of festive and significant days, the second month of spring is not much different from its predecessor, March - there are over four dozen of them, among which there are really important ones for both Russia and the world community, but there are also exotic and even with a great deal of humor.
April Fool's Day has long become truly International Laughter Day. It is also called April Fool's Day. And they prepare for it ahead of time, racking their brains, as if it were more fun to play a relative, friend, comrade, so that they could cheer themselves up and that they would spend the whole day with smiles, but at the same time they would not be offended by your jokes.
There are stories that one of our famous artists sent another no less eminent to the Kremlin to receive an award. He believed and went. But they didn’t let him into the Kremlin - they said that today, they say, they don’t award orders or medals! Bad joke. But both artists, good and faithful friends, laughed at her for a long time. And there was no resentment left for the deceived. He then repaid his friend with the same kindness - a witty April Fool's joke!
But April 7 in Russia is a very serious and important holiday - the birthday of the Internet. This significant event took place in 1994. And what do we have today? The kid has barely passed a year, and he is already reaching for the "mouse" with his little hand! A three-year-old daughter asks her dad to show her her favorite fairy tale "Masha and the Bear" on the Internet! Instant messaging with friends living in different parts of the world, a video phone, getting to know the latest news from world news agencies are just a fraction of the actual services that this wonderful and now indispensable thing, the Internet, provides us!
April 8 - Day of employees of military commissariats. Well, this is all clear. These important institutions appeared as far back as 1918. They are registered and removed from it when changing the place of residence of all those who served in the army. From here you, if you are a private or a reserve officer, can be sent for retraining. And in the spring and autumn, regular calls for military service begin. And our conscripts in recent years have become less likely to evade it because it has become not only their constitutional duty, but also prestigious and profitable in material and everyday terms. In military universities now, as in civilian ones, there are competitions! And sometimes there are several people in one place!
April 12 - Aviation and Cosmonautics Day. It is popular all over the world. It was on this day in 1961 that an event of a truly universal scale took place on earth - the heroic flight of our Yuri Gagarin into near-Earth orbit. The flight lasted one hundred and eight minutes, the maximum distance from the surface of the planet was 327 kilometers. Successful landing. Red carpet to the podium of the Mausoleum, Reception in the Kremlin. High government awards. And then the amazing meetings of the first cosmonaut of the Earth with the inhabitants of different countries and different continents. World history will never forget April 12!
April 16 is also associated with the Cosmos - the International Day of Astronomy is celebrated. The holiday has been around for more than four decades. The exploration of the expanses of the universe is so important that the subject of astronomy, once canceled at the initiative of surprisingly unreasonable people, is once again returned to the curricula of secondary schools in Russia. Hiking in the planetarium, telescopes on the roofs of houses or entire observatories at the Schoolchildren's Palaces are in fashion again - the Cosmos calls to itself and beckons. It is our future!
April 18 - Day of military glory of Russia - Battle on the Ice. In our country, he is well known for the film "Alexander Nevsky" by the talented Soviet director Sergei Aizenstein, the role of the prince of Russia played by the outstanding actor Nikolai Cherkasov. An unprecedented massacre broke out on Lake Peipsi. In the dead of winter. On the one hand, the Russian squad led by Alexander Nevsky, on the other, the knights of the Teutonic Order, advancing on us with their sophisticated wedge "pigs". By the way, the tactical technique did not help the knights. Many of them, dressed in heavy iron clothes, went to the bottom. 500 were taken prisoner. The Germans were crushingly beaten. And in our memory, the phrase of Alexander Nevsky is still alive: "Whoever comes to Russia with a sword will die by the sword!"
April 19 Snowdrop Day is a very romantic holiday. Frost still reigns in nature, snowdrifts have not had time to melt, and these first delicate spring flowers bloom on the clearings. Young people fervently give modest bouquets to their girlfriends. Of course, if they can buy them. Snowdrops are now listed in the Red Book, and they should be admired on thawed patches, and not torn!
April 20 - Secretary's Day. He is also known to us from many films. In particular, according to "Office Romance", in which the queen of episodic roles Liya Akhedzhakova shines, thanks to whose efforts the head of the statistics institution, played by the talented Alisa Freindlich, changed her appearance and ridiculous bossy gait. The heroine then happily married. And how many such charming and outstanding secretaries in the world at the most different ranks of leaders?!
April 25 is International DNA Day. At this point, which TV channel you turn on, almost every examination of paternity and motherhood. At the same time, right in the studio - both on our first program, and on the second and on NTV. DNA analyzes are widely used in forensics - both here and abroad. And thanks to them, the criminals are in prison, and the guilty are released into the wild.
April 28 - World Day for Safety at Work. It has been celebrated since 2001 at the initiative of the International Labor Organization (ILO). How many mutilations, serious injuries and even deaths of people do we have on earth due to the negligence of safety services?! Prevention, modernization of production, and other measures to improve labor protection will help to avoid new victims.
April 30 - Firefighter's Day. There is not much to say about the importance of this service both for the national economy and, in fact, for people. Suffice it to recall the recent forest fires, the insane burning of dry grass, when entire villages burned to the ground. Careless handling of fire leads not only to large material losses, but also to human casualties. The fire service is both necessary and dangerous at the same time! Here's what not to forget on this day!
Every month is rich in all sorts of holidays, and April is no exception. What holidays await us in April 2019, and will there be official ones among them?
What are the holidays in April 2019?
There are no official holidays and weekends in April, so we work as usual and rest, as always, on Saturday and Sunday. But in April there are many other holidays: international, professional, Orthodox. Let's talk in more detail about the most famous and interesting.
April 1 - April Fool's Day or April Fool's Day. Probably everyone knows about this holiday celebrated in many countries of the world. On this day, it is customary to play pranks on your relatives, friends and acquaintances, arrange various pranks and make fun. It is not known for certain when and where April Fool's Day appeared, but the English writer John Aubrey first mentioned it in 1686, calling it "Fools Holiday". In Russia, a mass draw took place on April 1, 1703, when the heralds called people on the streets to the performance, and when everyone gathered, the curtain opened, and on the stage the audience saw a banner with the inscription "April 1", on which the performance ended.
April 7 - World Health Day. This holiday was declared national by the International Health Organization in 1948, it was originally celebrated on July 22, but then moved to April 7. On this day, various events and charity events are traditionally held to remind people of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing diseases.
April 12 - Cosmonautics Day. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first space flight. In many cities of Russia, exhibitions, conferences, film screenings, seminars, lectures and other events are organized on this holiday.
April 20 is National Donor Day. This is a celebration of people who regularly donate their blood and plasma to save other people's lives. On Donor Day, campaigns are held calling for becoming a donor, conferences, honorary donors are awarded.
April 28 - Easter. The Resurrection of Christ is an important Christian holiday awaited by Orthodox Christians all over the world. Before Easter, Lent takes place, which lasts 6 weeks. The holiday is always celebrated on Sunday, and the week preceding it is special, and every day has its own meaning.
April 29 - International Dance Day. It was established in 1982 by UNESCO. This holiday is celebrated in many cities and countries: dance concerts, performances, performances by dance groups, themed flash mobs, festivals... Dance Day is celebrated brightly and on a grand scale.
After the first three months of the year, full of holidays, April seems to be a rather calm month in this respect: well, April 1 with its jokes, Cosmonautics Day, and Easter, which most often falls in the month of April - and nothing else comes to mind.
Meanwhile, if you carefully study the issue, April will be one of the busiest months of the year with holidays. Secular and church holidays, Russian and international, historical dates - almost every day this month is remarkable for something.
What are the holidays in April in Russia?
April 1- April Fool's Day, or in another way - April Fool's Day. On this day, it is customary to play tricks on each other, to deceive as a joke and have fun. In Russia, the holiday has quite old roots: even in Tsarist Russia, the inhabitants of St. Petersburg were once deceived by a false fire alarm. It was, as you might guess, April 1st. Since then, the tradition of celebrating April Fool's Day has spread throughout Russia.
April 2 is the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus. In 1996, on April 2, in Moscow, the presidents of the two countries signed the Treaty on the Community of Belarus and Russia.
April 6 In Russia, another professional holiday is celebrated - the Day of the worker of the investigative bodies. The holiday has been celebrated since Soviet times - since 1963.
The next day - April 7- is considered the official birthday of Runet - the Russian-speaking branch of the World Wide Web. It was on this day in 1994 that the first Russian domain was registered.
Remembering what holidays our people celebrate in April, it is impossible not to mention the significant dates associated with Soviet history. So, April 8 celebrate the holiday of the Soviet era, which not many people remember: this day is considered the day of the establishment of military commissariats in Soviet Russia. It has been celebrated since April 8, 1918.
The next date also traces its history back to Soviet times, but unlike the previous one, it has not lost its relevance. April 12th- Cosmonautics Day, established to commemorate the first space flight made by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.
April 15- Day of the specialist in electronic warfare. The history of the holiday dates back to April 15, 1904, when radio operators played their positive role in protecting the Port Arthur fortress.
After three days - April 18th Day of military glory of Russia is celebrated. The date is associated with the victory of Russian soldiers in the Battle of the Ice on Lake Peipsi in 1242.
On the last day of the month April 30 Day of the Russian fire protection is celebrated. The date was not chosen by chance: it was on this day in 1649 that the Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (father of Peter I) signed a decree on the creation of the first Russian fire service. It was called "Instruction on the City deanery."
What holidays in April are celebrated in other countries?
The international holidays of April include the already mentioned Cosmonautics Day, celebrated April 12th.
April 22- International Earth Day. This date is associated with honoring the ancient Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the patroness of love and fertility.
Besides, 26 April World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated since 2000 and established by the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
On the same day, the world community celebrates another, this time a sad date: the International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes. The date was approved in memory of the largest man-made disaster in the history of mankind at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (Ukraine), which occurred on April 26, 1986.
What Orthodox holidays are in April?
April is a month of significant Christian holidays. This month, Orthodox believers celebrate the Lord's entry into Jerusalem or Palm Sunday. On this day, the solemn entry of Jesus into Jerusalem took place. This is the day the son of God enters the path of suffering on the cross. All four gospels write about this event.
Very often, one of the main Christian holidays - Easter - falls precisely on April. In the Christian tradition, Easter is the "Feast of the Holidays", Great Day. Preparation for it takes about a month and a half and requires compliance with a number of religious prescriptions.
We bring to your attention a calendar of significant events and memorable dates celebrated in April. Do not miss the most important days in your life and the life of our country!
- 350 years ago, a peasant war began under the leadership of Stepan Razin (1667);
- 105 years ago, the superliner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic (04/15/1912);
- 80 years ago, the first issue of the Theater magazine (1937) was published;
- 75 years ago, the legendary ace pilot A.I. Maresyev (1942);
- 25 years ago, the Moscow book publishing house Vagrius was founded (1992);
April 1, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Petrovich Alekseev (1922-2008);
April 1, 2017 - Brownie Awakening Day. The ancient Slavs believed that the brownie hibernated for the winter and woke up when spring had already fully come into its own. Over time, everyone forgot about the meeting of spring and the cajoling of the brownie, but the tradition of joking, playing and deceiving on this day remained.
April 2, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin, statesman (1862-1911);
April 6, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of the Russian writer, publicist Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870);
April 6, 2017 is World Cartoon Day. Established in 2002 by the International Animated Film Association and celebrated all over the world. Animators from all over the world exchange film programs and arrange screenings for an appreciative audience.
April 7, 2017 is World Health Day. It has been celebrated since 1948 by decision of the UN World Health Assembly.
April 10, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian poetess Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina (1937-2010);
April 12, 2017 — World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day. 55 years have passed since the day when a citizen of the Soviet Union, Senior Lieutenant Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, on the Vostok spacecraft, made the world's first orbital flight around the Earth. He made one revolution around the globe, lasting 108 minutes.
April 15, 2017 - June 5, 2017 - All-Russian days of protection from environmental hazards.
April 15, 2017 - World Day of Culture (since 1935 on the day of the signing of the International Treaty - the Peace Pact, or the Roerich Pact).
April 15, 2017 - 565 years since the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist, scientist, engineer (1452-1519);
April 18, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian writer Yuri Mikhailovich Druzhkov (Postnikov); (1927-1983); "The Adventures of Pencil and Samodelkin";
April 18, 2017 - International Day of Monuments and Historic Sites. It has been celebrated since 1984 by the decision of UNESCO.
April 19, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin (1903-1989);
April 22, 2017 is International Earth Day. It has been celebrated since 1990 by decision of UNESCO in order to unite people in the cause of protecting the environment.
April 25, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy. composer (1907-1979);
April 26, 2017 - Day of Remembrance for those killed in radiation accidents and disasters (in memory of the events of April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant)
April 27, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer Valentina Aleksandrovna Oseeva (1902-1969);
April 29, 2017 is International Dance Day. It has been celebrated since 1982 by decision of UNESCO on the birthday of the French choreographer, reformer and theorist of choreographic art, Jean-Georges Nover, who went down in history as the "father of modern ballet".
April 30, 2017 - International Jazz Day (since 2011 by decision of the UNESCO General Conference).
