Calendar of Events
April 2026
Sizdah Bedar (2 April), also known as Nature Day, is an annual Iranian festival marking the end of the thirteen days of Norwuz holidays in Iran. A joyous event celebrated by experiencing nature, it is a day for picnics, playing games and sports, visiting the countryside, and committing playful pranks. (https://www.tappersia.com/blog/sizdah-bedar/)
Other events in April include:
| Event | Date(s) | Region/Tradition |
| World Autism Acceptance Day | 2 April | International |
| Passover | 2 – 9 April | Judaism |
| Theravada New Year | 2 – 4 April | Theravada Buddhism |
| Good Friday | 3 April | Christianity (Western) |
| Easter | 5 April | Christianity (Western) |
| Palm Sunday | 5 April | Christianity (Orthodox/Eastern) |
| World Health Day | 7 April | International |
| International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda | 7 April | International |
| International Day of Pink | 8 April | International |
| Good Friday | 10 April | Christianity (Orthodox/Eastern) |
| Easter | 12 April | Christianity (Orthodox/Eastern) |
| Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) | 13 – 14 April | Judaism |
| Aluth Awurudda | 14 April | Sri Lanka / Sinhalese diaspora |
| Vishu | 14 April | Malayai |
| Ridván | 21 April – 1 May | Baháʼí |
| Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day | 24 April | Armenia / Armenian diaspora; Canada, France, Argentina & California |
| Day of Mourning | 28 April | Canada |
| Wiladat: Imam Ali Ridha | 29 April | Shia Islam |
| Journey to Freedom Day | 30 April | Canada / Vietnamese Canadians |