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We had our Fool’s Day already, what other dates not to miss?
This year April is mostly about religious celebrations (but not only). Let’s look at what we can do in the next few weeks.
Passover
It is the central Jewish holiday in memory of the Exodus from Egypt, one of the three pilgrimage holidays. It starts in the evening from the fourteenth to the fifteenth of Nisan (days in the Jewish calendar start from the evening of the previous day), is celebrated for 7 days in Israel and 8 outside of Israel. It is also revered by Karaites, Samaritans and partially Messianic Jews.
The Torah forbids Jews during the holiday to eat bread and any other products containing grains that have been leavened , because the swelling of leavened dough is associated with manifestations of an evil inclination: pride and laziness. Also, the Torah commands to eat matzah (unleavened bread) these days, which reminds of the sudden revelation of the Divine Presence, which abolished the evil inclination and created the possibility for the Jews to move from obedience to the will of the Pharaoh to obedience to the will of the Creator.
What to do?
Would you like to host a Seder and read haggadahs? Watch this warm video:
Easter
Easter Friday – April 15
Good Friday (Greek Μεγάλη Παρασκευή/Great Friday (lat. Dies Passionis Domini) is the Friday of Holy Week, which is dedicated to the remembrance of the condemnation of death, suffering on the cross and the death of Jesus Christ, as well as His removal from the cross bodies and burials.
Easter Sunday – April 17
Easter is the most important holiday in Christianity. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, which the New Testament places two days after the Passion, that is to say the “third day”. The solemnity, preceded by Holy Week, the last part of Lent, begins the night before Easter Sunday, with the Easter Vigil.
Easter Monday – April 18
The Easter egg in the Christian tradition denotes the Holy Sepulcher: the egg, although it looks dead on the outside, contains a new life inside that will come out of it, and therefore the egg serves as “a symbol of the tomb and the emergence of life in its very bowels”. There is a custom on Easter morning to hide Easter eggs. When the children wake up, they immediately rush to search the whole house. In Germany the Easter Bunny has been a symbol of
What to do?
Here are some brilliant ideas to adult your Easter festival (Easter hunt and Easter tap):
Earth Day
Earth Day is the name used to refer to various events held in the spring to encourage people to be more aware of the fragile and vulnerable environment on planet Earth.
The first “one-time” action on this day took place in 1970 in the United States. Its success inspired the organizers, and since then the celebration has become a regular one. In 1971, due to the success of the first Day, Senator Nelson proclaimed “Earth Week” (during the 3rd week of April) as an annual event that became extremely popular among the US population.
What to do?
If you are a business (or a group of adults), use these ideas to reward eco-friendly green behavior:
