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| − | *2-15 April 2007 - '''Edinburgh Science Festival''' [http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
| + | This is a [[calendar of events and festivals]] for the month of '''April'''. |
| − | *21 April 2007 - '''Night of Museums''' [http://www.nacht-der-museen.de/], [[Dusseldorf]], [[Germany]]
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| − | ==Every year== | + | ==Global== |
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| − | === Fixed dates === | + | ==[[Australia]]== |
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| − | * 6th April: '''Chakri Memorial Day''' is a public holiday in [[Thailand]] | + | * 25th April: '''ANZAC Day''', a public holiday in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Dawn and morning commemorative services at war memorials and other places in both countries as well as in [[Gallipoli]] in [[Turkey]]. |
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| − | * 13-15th April: '''[[:WikiPedia:Thai_New_Year|Songkran]]''' สงกรานต์ is the Thai New Year (celebration dates are fixed, but vary slightly regionally) | + | ==[[Cambodia]]== |
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| | + | * '''Buddha's birthday''': The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing beyond life and death are all celebrated in [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Thailand]], on the 15th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar - which is usually in April according to the Gregorian calendar. |
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| | + | ==[[Finland]]== |
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| | + | * 30th April: '''Vappu''' |
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| | + | ==[[France]]== |
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| | + | * '''[http://festival-cannes.fr/ Cannes Film Festival]''' in [[Cannes]] |
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| | + | ==[[Germany]]== |
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| | + | * 30th April: '''Walpurgisnacht''' |
| | + | * 21 April 2007: '''Night of Museums''' [http://nacht-der-museen.de/], [[Dusseldorf]]. |
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| | + | ==[[Jamaica]]== |
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| | + | * '''[http://jamaicacarnival.com/table_events.html Carnival]''' |
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| | + | ==[[Japan]]== |
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| | + | * 29th April: '''Greenery Day''' (みどりの日 ''Midori no hi''). |
| | + | * The starting day of '''Golden Week''' in Japan, an extremely popular time to travel — best avoided as transport and accommodations are often booked solid. |
| | + | * Early April: '''Kanamara Matsuri''' (金まら祭り), also known as the '''Iron Penis Festival''', in [[Kawasaki]], [[Japan]] |
| | + | * Early to mid-April: '''Cherry Blossom Festival''' held throughout [[Japan]], with [[Kyoto]] and [[Yoshino]] being the best locations. |
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| | + | ==[[Lesotho]]== |
| | + | * Early April: '''Morija Arts & Cultural Festival''', [http://morijafest.com] in [[Morija]] |
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| | + | ==[[Myanmar]]== |
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| | + | * Mid-April: '''Thingyan Water Festival''' |
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| | + | ==[[Netherlands]]== |
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| | + | * 30th April (or Saturday 29th if 30th falls on a Sunday): '''Queens Day'''. |
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| | + | ==[[New Zealand]]== |
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| | * 25th April: '''ANZAC Day''', a public holiday in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Dawn and morning commemorative services at war memorials and other places in both countries as well as in Gallipoli in [[Turkey]]. | | * 25th April: '''ANZAC Day''', a public holiday in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Dawn and morning commemorative services at war memorials and other places in both countries as well as in Gallipoli in [[Turkey]]. |
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| − | * 27th April: '''Freedom Day''' in [[South Africa]]. In celebration of [[South Africa]]'s first non-racial democratic elections in 1994 | + | ==[[South Africa]]== |
| | + | * Early April: '''Tulbagh Goes Dutch''', [http://tulbaghtourism.org.za] in [[Tulbagh]] in the [[Cape Winelands]] |
| | + | * Mid April: '''National Science Festival''', [http://scifest.org.za/] in [[Grahamstown]] |
| | + | * 27th April: '''Freedom Day''' (''Public holiday'') in [[South Africa]]. In celebration of [[South Africa]]'s first non-racial democratic elections in 1994. |
| | + | * Late April: '''Cheese Festival''', [http://cheesefestival.co.za/]. Normally held on one of the cheese/wine farms surrounding [[Paarl]] |
| | + | * Late April: '''Olive Festival''', [http://patourism.co.za/olive%20festival.htm] in [[Prince Albert (South Africa) | Prince Albert]] |
| | + | * Late April: '''Pink Loerie Mardi Gras''', [http://pinkloerie.com/] [[Gay and lesbian travel | gay]] festival in [[Knysna]] |
| | + | * Late April: '''Lusito Land Festival''', [http://lusitoland.co.za] annual fund raiser event for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped with a distinct Portuguese flavour, at Wemmer Pan in [[Johannesburg]] |
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| − | * 29th April: '''Greenery Day''' (みどりの日 ''Midori no hi''), [[Japan]]
| + | ==[[Spain]]== |
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| − | * 30th April: '''Walpurgis Night''', celebrated in [[Sweden]] (''Valborgsmässoafton''), [[Finland]] (''Vappu'') and [[Germany]] (''Walpurgisnacht'') | + | * Last week in April: '''Abril Feria''' in [[Seville]] |
| | + | * April 23rd: Autonomous Community of Castilla & Leon regional day. Is a bank holiday in the cities and provinces of: Avila, Burgos, Leon, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora. |
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| − | * Last week in April: '''Abril Feria''' in [[Seville]], [[Spain]]
| + | ==[[Sweden]]== |
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| − | * '''Buddha's birthday''': The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing beyond life and death are all celebrated in [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Thailand]], on the 15th day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar - which is usually in April according to the Gregorian calendar. | + | * 30th April: '''Walpurgis Night''' |
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| − | * 30th April (or Saturday 29th if 30th falls on a Sunday): '''Queens Day''', [[Netherlands]]
| + | ==[[Thailand]]== |
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| − | === Movable dates ===
| + | * 6th April: '''Chakri Memorial Day''' is a public holiday |
| − | *The starting day of '''Golden Week''' in Japan, an extremely popular time to travel — best avoided as transport and accommodations are often booked solid | + | * 13-15th April: '''Songkran''' (สงกรานต์) is the Thai New Year (celebration dates are fixed, but vary slightly regionally) |
| − | *Early April: '''Kanamara Matsuri''' (金まら祭り), also known as the '''Iron Penis Festival''', in [[Kawasaki]], [[Japan]] | + | |
| − | *'''[http://www.jamaicacarnival.com/table_events.html Carnival]''', in [[Jamaica]]
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| − | *'''Carnival''' in [[US Virgin Islands]]
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| − | *'''[http://www.aintree.co.uk/ Grand National]''' at Aintree Racecourse near [[Liverpool]], [[England]]
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| − | *'''[http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/ London Marathon]''', in [[London]], [[England]]
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| − | *'''[http://www.festival-cannes.fr/ Cannes Film Festival]''', in [[Cannes]], [[France]]
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| − | *'''[http://www.nojazzfest.com/ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival]''', in [[New Orleans]], [[USA]] Last weekend in April and first weekend in May.
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| − | *'''[http://www.merriemonarchfestival.org/ The Merrie Monarch Festival]''', in [[Hilo]], [[Hawaii]]
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| | + | ==[[United Kingdom]]== |
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| | + | * '''[http://aintree.co.uk/ Grand National]''' at Aintree Racecourse near [[Liverpool]], [[England]] |
| | + | * '''[http://london-marathon.co.uk/ London Marathon]''', in [[London]], [[England]] |
| | + | * 2-15 April 2007: '''Edinburgh Science Festival''' [http://sciencefestival.co.uk/], in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] |
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| | + | ==[[United States of America]]== |
| | + | * Early April: '''Merrie Monarch Festival''', [http://merriemonarchfestival.org/] in [[Hilo]], [[Hawaii]] |
| | + | * Early April: '''Cherry Blossom Festival''', [http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and others cities. |
| | + | * Early April: '''New Orleans Spring Fiesta''', [http://springfiesta.com/] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] |
| | + | * Mid April: '''Boston Marathon''', [http://bostonmarathon.org/] the world's oldest marathon held annually in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] |
| | + | * Last weekend in April and first weekend in May: '''New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival''', [http://nojazzfest.com/] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] |
| | + | * Late April: '''Kentucky Derby Festival''', [http://kdf.org] in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]] |
| | + | * '''Carnival''' in the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]. |
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| − | [[it:Aprile 2007]] | + | [[it:Aprile]] |
| | [[ja:祭やイベント/4月]] | | [[ja:祭やイベント/4月]] |
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