Be honest. That's all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year, but it's good that there's an official day to encourage honesty. That day is April 30th. The man who started Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Gol...
International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is celebrated on April 29 each year. It started in 1982 to commemorate the birthday of the dancer Jean-Georges Noverre. The day is organized by the International Dance Council (IDC), which is pa...
Former U.S. President George W. Bush declared April 25 as World Malaria Awareness Day in 2007. He asked the world to join the fight to wipe out malaria on the African continent. He said: We focus our attention on all who suffer from this terrible dis...
National Hanging Out Day is a day to think about the environment and what you can do to help it. It is on April 19th each year. Its very simple. On this day, you make sure you hang your clothes out to dry on a clothes line. We can save a lot of money...
National High Five Day is on the third Thursday of April every year. This unusual holiday started at the University of Virginia in the USA in 2002. Since then, it has slowly grown in popularity around America. It is also spreading to different countr...
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is one of the most important celebrations in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the death of Jesus, who was crucified on a cross. Good Friday is a day of mourning in church. Churches all over th...
Zoo Awareness Day (ZAD) is a day on which people question the place and value of zoos in the twenty-first century. It is organized by the Captive Animals'Protection Society (CAPS), which says zoos are mainly for tourism rather than protecting animals...
World Hemophilia Day (WHD) started in 1989 as a way to raise awareness of the disorder and to bring attention to the needs of those who suffer from it. The reason its on April 17 is because thats the birthday of the World Foundation for Hemophilia (W...
April 14 is Plant Appreciation Day (PAD). This is when you appreciate just how important plants are to us. Few of us ever stop to think just how vital plants are to our survival. Without them, we wouldnt be here. Plants change the CO2 in the air into...
National Siblings Day (NSD) is celebrated on April 10 each year in the USA. It is the brainchild of Claudia A. Evart, who created it after the deaths of her brother and sister. She wanted a day for all Americans to think about the importance of the r...