Can you believe that it’s already April? It doesn’t seem possible, but it is. So, once again, I’m going to list the holidays and observances for the month of April. These are only some of the things going on, but I hope you find something to spark the creativity in you.

Those born between March 21^st and April 19^th are under the sign of Aries, while those born between April 20^th and May 20^th live under the sign of Taurus.

The birthstone for the month of April is the Diamond, and the birth flowers are the Sweet Pea and the Daisy.

April is:

Child Abuse Awareness Month
Humor Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Poetry Month

The second week of April is:
Library Month

The forth week of April is:
Passover (April 20-27)

1^st-All Fools Day
Happy Birthday Lon Chaney

2^nd-International Children’s Book Day
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Anderson (1805)
R.I.P.-Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)

3^rd-Happy Birthday Doris Day (1924)
Happy Birthday Washington Irving (1783)

4^th-Children’s Day (Taiwan)
Women’s Day (Taiwan)
Independence Day (Senegal)
R.I.P-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1969)
R.I.P.-President William Harrison (1773-1841)

5^th-Happy Birthday Bette Davis (1908)
R.I.P.-Howard Hughes (1905-1976)
R.I.P.-General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)

6^th-End of World War I
National Student Athlete Day
Happy Birthday Butch Cassidy (1866)

7^th-World Health Day
National Day of Mourning (Rowanda)
Women’s Day (Mozambique)
Happy Birthday Billie Holiday (1915)

8^th-Flower Festival (Japan)

9^th-End of the Civil War
Valor Day (Philippines)

10^th-Founding of the ASPCA

11^th-National Heroes Day (Costa Rica)

12^th-Happy Birthday Tom Clancey (1947)

13^th-Happy Birthday President Thomas Jefferson (1743)

14^th-Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic

15^th-United States Taxes Due!!!!!
R.I.P.-President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

16^th-Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Happy Birthday Wilbur Wright (1867)

17^th-Independence Day (Cambodia)
Independence Day (Syria)
R.I.P.-Linda McCartney (1941-1998)

18^th-Flag Day (Denmark)

19^th-Annual Boston Marathon
R.I.P.-Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

20^th-Happy Birthday Jessica Lange-(1949)

21^st-School Librarian Day
International Creativity and Innovation Day
Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth II (1926)

22^nd-Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Earth Day
Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson (1937)

23^rd-World Book Day
St. George’s Day
Children’s Festival Day (Cyprus)
Happy Birthday William Shakespeare (1564)

24^th-Anzac Day (Australia/New Zealand)
Flag Day (Swaziland)
Liberation Day (Italy/Portugal/Switzerland)

25^th-Arbor Day
Happy Birthday Al Pacino (1940)

26^th-Happy Birthday Carol Burnett (1933)
R.I.P. Lucille Ball (1911-1989)

27^th-Orthodox Christian Easter
Freedom Day (South Africa)
Happy Birthday Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
Happy Birthday Jack Klugman (1922)

28^th-National Day of Mourning (Canada)

29^th-Showa Day (Japan)
Happy Birthday Jerry Seinfeld (1954)

30^th-National Honesty Day
Children’s Day (Mexico)
Witches Night (Germany/Sweden)
Happy Birthday Willie Nelson (1933)

And there you have it, folks. A month full of ideas to write about, things to talk about, and holidays to use as a way to get out of work. Joking!!!

Happy April to you all.