What holiday is April 1st?

Festivals in April:

●April 1: International April Fools’ Day.

It is a traditional folk festival in Western society, held on April 1 every year. April Fool's Day has similarities with the ancient Roman Festival of Fun and the Indian Joy Festival. In some European and American countries, on this day, people make jokes on the people around them in various ways. Those who have been fooled only suddenly realize it when they are told that it is April Fools' Day, so this day can always lead to many jokes.

●April 2: World Autism Day, International Children’s Book Day.

The International Children's Books Alliance designated the day of Andersen's birth as "International Children's Book Day".

●Around April 5: Qingming Festival.

The Qingming Festival, also called the Outing Festival, takes place at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is the 104th day after the winter solstice. It is one of the traditional Chinese festivals and one of the most important sacrificial festivals. Tomb sweeping day.

●April 7: World Health Day.

World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 every year to draw attention to sanitation and health work from people all over the world, improve people's quality and understanding of the health field, and emphasize the importance of health to labor creation and happy life. importance.

●April 10: African Environmental Protection Day.

Adopted the Lusaka Declaration and the African Environmental Protection Action Plan, calling on African countries to pay great attention to desertification, water resource pollution, forest destruction and other phenomena in Africa.

●April 11: World Parkinson’s Day.

Since 1997, the European Parkinson's Disease Federation has designated April 11 every year as "World Parkinson's Disease Day". This day is the birthday of the British physician Dr. James Parkinson, the discoverer of Parkinson's disease.

●April 15: African Freedom Day.

April 15th every year is "African Freedom" Day, which is the anniversary of the African people's struggle for independence and freedom. The All-African People's Conference held in Accra in December of the same year also made the same decision.

●April 16-18: Global Youth Service Day.

Global Youth Service Day is an annual international youth volunteer celebration of public awareness and education. Launched in April 2000 by 33 international organizations and governments from more than 100 countries, it is a large-scale event dedicated to the celebration, recognition and mobilization of youth volunteer services.

●April 17: World Hemophilia Day.

April 17th every year is "World Hemophilia Day". In order to commemorate the founder of the World Federation of Hemophilia, Canadian Mr. Frank Shunaper, for his contribution to hemophilia patients, and to arouse the public's correct understanding of hemophilia.

●April 18: International Day for Monuments and Sites.

On April 18, 1982, the International Council on Monuments and Sites held a scientific seminar in Tunisia. At the same executive board meeting held in Hammamet, a representative proposed the establishment of the International Day for Monuments and Sites for the first time, and Global celebrations are held on this day every year.

●April 21: National Entrepreneur Activity Day.

National Entrepreneur Activity Day is an entrepreneurial activity organized by the China Enterprise Management Association and the China Entrepreneur Association on April 21 every year by national enterprises and entrepreneurs based on the determined theme.

●April 22: Earth Day.

World Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 every year, is a worldwide environmental protection event.

●April 23: World Book and Copyright Day, World Book Day.

The full name of World Book Day is World Book and Copyright Day, also known as "World Book Day". The original idea came from the International Publishers Association. ?

●April 24: World Youth Day against Colonialism.

World Youth Day Against Colonialism is a commemorative day that calls on young people around the world to carry out extensive commemorative activities to oppose colonialism and promote world peace and cooperation.

●April 25: National Vaccination Awareness Day.

April 25 is the National Child Vaccination Awareness Day. This day every year is not only a holiday for children, but also a holiday for planned immunization workers across the country. ?

●April 26: World Intellectual Property Day.

World Intellectual Property Day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization on April 26, 2001, and decided to designate April 26 every year as "World Intellectual Property Day" from 2001 onwards. The purpose is to Establish a worldwide awareness of respecting knowledge, advocating science and protecting intellectual property, and create a legal environment that encourages knowledge innovation and protects intellectual property.

●April 27: Liaison City Day

Friendship City Day is an anniversary established to commemorate the establishment of friendship cities and sister cities between many cities. It is held on April 27th every year.

●April 30th: National Traffic Safety. Reflection Day.

The National Traffic Safety Reflection Day is held on April 30 every year. It is set by the People's Republic of China and the State to draw people's attention to the fact that traffic accidents are claiming a large number of lives.

●The third Sunday in April: World Children's Day

The fourth Sunday in April every year is World Children's Day. The special World Day began in 1986.

●The last Wednesday of April: Secretary’s Day.

In 1955, Secretary’s Day was officially arranged on the last full day of April. Wednesday of the week. The purpose is to recognize the contribution of the secretarial industry in the workplace and encourage people to invest in this professional career development.

The festival refers to an important day in life that is suitable for people around the world. A kind of folk culture created together with the needs of life is an important part of the world's folk culture. Festivals mainly consist of traditional festivals and international days.

The origins of festivals are various. It can be mainly divided into seven aspects: calendar solar terms, primitive worship, taboo superstition, religion, sacrifice, multiple beliefs, and daily derivation. The festivals include both traditional festivals and international days. The formation of traditional festivals is a long-lasting part of the history and culture of a nation or country. The process of accumulation and cohesion. Chinese traditional festivals are diverse and are an important part of China's long history and culture. The traditional Chinese festivals that developed from the ancient times clearly record the rich and colorful social life and cultural content of the Chinese nation. , is a unique holiday of the Chinese nation.

World (International) Day is recommended by the specialized agencies of the United Nations and other international organizations, and is discussed and determined by the United Nations General Assembly. Some are also determined by the specialized agencies of the United Nations and other international organizations. It is a single event day determined by international organizations based on their own tasks and carried out on an international scale. Its purpose is somewhat similar to that of the International Year. The purpose is to promote governments and all sectors of society to pay more attention to some social issues and to carry out various activities to contribute to the cause. Society solves some problems

Reference materials:

Chinese Traditional Festivals Network