April 30, 2023
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival–honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
* 4/28 to 5/3: Floralia–Old Roman festival devoted to Flora, Goddess of Flowers.
* 4/30: Birthday of Hosea Ballou (1771), Deist Universalist who preached that all are Deity’s beloved children.
* 4/30 to 5/4: Zoroastrian celebration of Divine Spirit Khshathra Vairya, creator and protector of the Sky. Zoroastrians worship the one transcendent and immanent Deity Ahura Mazda.
* 4/30 eve to 5/2 eve: Beltaine–Old Celtic/Welsh feast of Blodeuwedd (Goddess of Flowers) and Llew (the Oak King – God of the waxing Sun).
* 4/30 eve to 5/5 eve: Mid-Spring/May Day/Walpurgis–Celebrates sacred love and the flowering vegetation by gathering flowers and dancing around a Maypole.
April 29, 2023
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival–honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
* 4/28 to 5/3: Floralia–Old Roman festival devoted to Flora, Goddess of Flowers.
* 4/29: Day production and use of chemical weapons was outlawed world-wide (1997); day to mourn their victims.
April 28, 2023
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival–honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
* 4/27 eve to 4/28 eve: Feast of God Poseidon, Goddess Amphritrite, and all Old Greek Gods and Goddesses of the seas.
* 4/28: Day Tibetan Buddhists meditate on Bodhisattva Deities Avalokitesvara and Green Tara, consciousness and empowerment of Compassion. Buddhists recognize the equality of all sentient beings.
* 4/28: Baha’i feast honoring the one Deity as Jamal – Beauty.
* 4/28: Arbor Day–Day to honor trees, to plant trees, and to meditate on Deity manifesting as trees.
* 4/28 to 5/3: Floralia–Old Roman festival devoted to Flora, Goddess of Flowers.
April 27, 2023
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival–honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
* 4/27: Death day of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1882), Transcendentalist Unitarian who believed in equality, self reliance, and the immanence of Deity in humans and in all Nature.
* 4/27: Day to take your children to work to teach them the value of self-sufficiency.
* 4/27 eve to 4/28 eve: Feast of God Poseidon, Goddess Amphritrite, and all Old Greek Gods and Goddesses of the seas.
April 26, 2023
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/25 eve to 4/26 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis, who represents the feminine in Nature and protects women throughout their lives.
* 4/26: Beginning of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster (1986), which showed why nuclear power is not a safe energy source.
* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival–honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
April 25, 2023
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/25 eve to 4/26 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis, who represents the feminine in Nature and protects women throughout their lives.
April 24, 2023
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/23 eve to 4/24 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Aphrodite–Day to honor peace and compassion.
* 4/24: Christian feast of St. Salome, one of the female disciples of Jesus who was renown for healing the sick.
* 4/24: Day the genocidal massacres of Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians began in Ottoman Turkey (1915); vigil for respect for the human rights of all in Greater Anatolia.
April 23, 2023
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve (4/21 peak): Lyrid Meteor Showers.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve: Eid al-Fitr–Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan.
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/23: Akshay Tritiya–Final day of Jain fast; day of Jain pilgrimage.
* 4/23: Yoruba/Santeria feast of Ogun, Orisha of Self-reliance and Industrious Labor.
* 4/23 eve to 4/24 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Aphrodite–Day to honor peace and compassion.
April 22, 2023
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/19 to 4/22: Iroquois Corn-Planting Ceremony–in thanksgiving for the corn seed.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve (4/21 peak): Lyrid Meteor Showers.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve: Eid al-Fitr–Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan.
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
* 4/22: Earth Day–Day to honor the Earth and to meditate on Deity manifesting as Mother Earth.
* 4/22: Day the world’s nations guaranteed asylum to those persecuted in their homelands (1954).
April 21, 2023
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/19 to 4/22: Iroquois Corn-Planting Ceremony–in thanksgiving for the corn seed.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve (4/21 peak): Lyrid Meteor Showers.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve: Eid al-Fitr–Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan.
* 4/21: Birthday of John Muir (1838), naturalist and conservationist.
* 4/21 to 5/2: Ridvan–Baha’i celebration of Baha’u’llah’s declaration identifying himself as the New Prophet. Ridvan Truce.
April 20, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/19 to 4/22: Iroquois Corn-Planting Ceremony–in thanksgiving for the corn seed.
* 4/20: Beginning of Taurus (the Bull/Cow/Calf).
* 4/20 (12:13 a.m. EDT): New Moon.
* 4/20: Day of the Columbine High School massacre (1999). Day to mourn all those killed in schools due to American gun culture, the legal and parental failure to deny children access to firearms, and the tolerance of bullying in schools.
* 4/20: Beginning of the Gulf of Mexico oil drilling disaster (2010), which showed why oil drilling off the coast is a threat to the environment.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve (4/21 peak): Lyrid Meteor Showers.
* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve: Eid al-Fitr–Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan.
April 19, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/19 to 4/22: Iroquois Corn-Planting Ceremony–in thanksgiving for the corn seed.
April 18, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/18: Holocaust Remembrance Day–Day to mourn Jewish victims of genocide and anti-Semitism, make peace, and celebrate empowerment of Jewish Americans – and Jews everywhere.
April 17, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/17: Day Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge, who caused the deaths of more than a million civilians (1975); vigil for respect for the human rights of all in East Asia.
* 4/17 eve: Laylat al-Qadr/Night of Power–Commemorates the first revelation of the Qur’an to Muslim Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610 CE. The Qur’an says: “Let there be no compulsion in religion.”
April 16, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
April 15, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/15: Tax Day–Day to give back to the community for the benefits of community. Give from your own abundance for the betterment of all.
April 14, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/14: Cetacean Day–Day to honor all creatures of the sea and to meditate on Deity manifesting as sea creatures.
* 4/14: Day the Sikh Khalsa was created (1699). Men and women initiated into the Khalsa seek harmony with the Divine through introspection and service to the dispossessed.
* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/20): Old Norse Summer Days Feast–Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
April 13, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/13: Day the Fishery Conservation and Management Act was enacted (1976); day to give thanks for the fish and seafood we eat.
April 12, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/12: Day the first woman was ordained a rabbi in Orthodox Judaism (2006).
April 11, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/11: Day Pope John XXIII called for world peace, recognition of human rights, and justice under law (1963). He recognized that peace will only be realized when social justice is realized.
* 4/11: Day France banned Islamic face coverings, undermining Muslim women’s autonomy and freedom of religious expression (2011).
April 10, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
April 9, 2023
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/9 (OC 4/16): Easter/Pascha–Christian celebration of Lord Jesus’ resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit.
* 4/9: Baha’i feast honoring the one Deity as Jalal – Glory.
April 8, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/7 (OC 4/14): Passion Friday–Fast day to mourn the torture and killing of Savior Jesus by civil and religious authorities, and to contemplate the sacrifice made for the liberation and redemption of all.
* 4/8: Hana Matsuri–Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Flowers.
* 4/8 (OC 4/15): Holy Saturday–Vigil remembering Savior Jesus in His cave tomb.
April 7, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/7 (OC 4/14): Passion Friday–Fast day to mourn the torture and killing of Savior Jesus by civil and religious authorities, and to contemplate the sacrifice made for the liberation and redemption of all.
* 4/7: World Health Day–Day to pray for healing of all those chronically and seriously ill; day to advocate for adequate health care for all.
* 4/7: Birthday of William Wordsworth (1770), poet and mystic who found connection with Deity while communing with Nature.
* 4/7: Birthday of William Ellery Channing (1780), Unitarian who believed all concepts of Deity to be aspects of the one Deity, and preached religious tolerance.
April 6, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
* 4/6 (12:35 a.m. EDT): Full Moon (White/Virgin Moon) (Aries Full Moon).
* 4/6 (OC 4/13): Maundy Thursday/Last Supper of Savior Jesus–He washed the feet of His male and female disciples, gave them bread and wine as His body and blood, told them to love one another, and told of the Paraclete who would come after Him.
* 4/6: Day the Hutus began genocidal massacres of Tutsis in Rwanda (1994); vigil for respect for the human rights of all in Africa.
April 5, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
* 4/5: Day the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that those persecuted on account of their feminist political opinion can be granted asylum (2021).
* 4/5 eve to 4/13 eve: Passover/Pesach–Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.
April 4, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
* 4/4: Day commemorating the birth of Mahavira Vardhamana Jnatrputra (599 BCE), founder of the Jain faith. Jainas avoid aggression and practice harmlessness, simplicity, and charity to attain enlightenment and unity with Deity.
April 3, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
April 2, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
* 4/2 (OC 4/9): Palm Sunday–Christian feast marking Savior Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem to teach love and justice for all humanity and to sacrifice Himself for the liberation and redemption of all.
* 4/2: Day the Arms Trade Treaty was adopted to foster peace and security in areas of conflict and to prevent human rights abusers and law of war violators from obtaining arms (2013).
April 1, 2023
* 2/22 to 4/8 (OC 2/27 to 4/7): Lent–Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).
* 3/22 eve to 4/20 eve: Ramadan–Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need. Ramadan Truce (through Eid al-Fitr).
* 3/28 to 4/6: Navapad Oli–Jain period of fasting, recitation of holy scripture, and meditation on the principles of right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, and right penance.
* 3/31 eve to 4/1 eve: Remembrance day for Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (d. 619 or 623), Mother of Islam – first convert to Islam, partner of Prophet Muhammad in monogamous marriage, mother of Fatimah, and liberated businesswoman.
* 4/1: Veneralia–Old Roman festival celebrating Venus (Goddess of Peace) vanquishing Mars (God of War) with love.
* 4/1: Mindfulness Day–Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that the joys and suffering of others are your joys and suffering.
* 4/1: Vigil for freedom of religion in Iran.
* 4/1: Day that same-sex marriage was first legally recognized (2001).
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