April 1.

New Moon

April 2.

Hinduism: Navvarsha, Ramayana Week begins

Islam: First of Ramadan

UN: World Autism Awareness Day

April 4.

UN: International Day for Mine Awareness

Canada: Refugee Rights Day

April 5.

International Golden Rule Day

April 7.

UN: Day of Remembrance of victims of Rwanda Genocide

WHO: World Health Day

April 8.

Buddhism: Buddha’s Birth Date

Jainism: Aymbil Ori (First Half begins)

April 9.

Baha’i: Jal’al

April 10.

Western Christianity: Holy Week Begins, Palm Sunday

Hinduism: Ramanavami

April 14.

Hinduism: Vaisakhi

Sikhism: Vaisakhi

Western Christianity: Maundy Thursdat

Jainism: Mahavira-jayanti

April 15.

Western Christianity: Good Friday

Judaism: Eve of Pesah (begins at sundown)

April 16.

Buddhism: Theravad New Year

Western Christianity: Holy Saturday

Eastern Christianity: Lazarus Saturday

Hinduism: Hanuman Jayanti

Judaism: First Day of Pesah

Full Moon

April 17.

Western Christianity: Easter Sunday

Eastern Christianity: Palm Sunday

Judaism: Second Day of Pesah

April 18.

Eastern Christianity: Holy Week Begins

April 21.

Baha’i: First Day of the Festival of Ridv’an

Eastern Christianity: Holy Thursday

Jainism: Shrimad Rajchandra Dehvilay

April 22:

Eastern Christianity: Holy Friday

Judaism: Seventh Day of Pesah

UN: Earth Day

April 23:

Eastern Christianity: Holy Saturday

Judaism: Eighth Day of Pesah

UNESCO: World Book Day

April 24:

Eastern Christianity: Pascha (Orthodox Easter)

Canada, USA: National Volunteer Week

April 25:

England: St. George’s Day

April 26:

Islam: Laylat al-Qadr

April 28:

Baha’i: Jam’al

Buddhism: Nichiren Foundation Day

UN: International Worker’s Memorial Day

April 29:

Baha’i: Ninth Day of Ridvan

Islam: Jum’at-al-Wada

April 30:

Zoroastrianism: Ghambar Maidyozarem begins

Partial Solar Eclipse

New Moon

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., one of my mentors sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 Associate Dean Ekklesia Epignostika, bishopangela@theseminary.org

Most Reverend DeBry