First week of April, 2025 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Why can’t you tickle yourself? Scientists have discovered that the feeling experienced when we are tickled causes us to panic and is a natural defense to little creepy cr..→

Confederate History Month and related celebrations have been controversial due to the contentious place of slavery in the history of the United States. When Virginia Gove..→

’Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and the other few to be chewed and digested’ - said Sir Francis Bacon. Seems like some people took his words quite l..→

Child abuse or child maltreatment is any act, or failure to act, by a parent or other caregiver that results in actual or potential harm to a child. It includes all forms..→

Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call atte..→

Pascua Florida Day is celebrated as a state day in Florida, the United States. It usually falls on April 2. It is the anniversary of the discovery of Florida in 1513 by J..→

Autism and other forms of disability are part of the human experience that contributes to human diversity. As such, the United Nations has emphasized the need to mainstre..→

On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. R..→

There are a lot of food holidays and, let’s be honest, celebrating some of them is not particularly good for your health. But not the World Carrot Day! Eating this joyful..→

April 4 is the day to give special attention to the 600.000.000 stray animals in the world. Dogs and cats should have a home. But stray dogs and stray cats don’t. They l..→

On March 2, 1903 the California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, became the official state flower of California (Ca. Government Code Section 421). The plant’s bright oran..→

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is an annual celebration that highlights and promotes the power of sport as a catalyst for social change ..→

Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. An ad hoc event was held in New York City i..→