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:

We are continuing a series of posts on trending presents idea: gift boxes and subscriptions!

And we found several great merchant for evey kind of audience (well, almost). We are very excited to share these gift ideas with you! We strongly believe that gift boxes is a solution for many of us during these uneasy times. Some friends and families have no opportunity to meet up, it is economically difficult or impossible to cross the borders. Or you may think that traveling far away is simply not safe.

On the other hand sending a gift box might be economically viable and very convenient!

Here our favorite sellers:

Eathlove Box

We admire this business as it is not only fun (gift boxes are always fun and this one contains a lot of interesting and useful products), but also it is sustainable and gives back to the society and nature.

Live better. Love the Earth. – is the slogan of the company and we absolutely agree.

Every box contains: a surprise!! But normally snacks, books, apparel, accessories, decor, gardening items, and wellness items. You can check the previous boxes on their website!

Banjo Robinson

If you happen to have children, this might be your best subscription option! Banjo Robinson is a cat, who is travelling the world and sends letters and educational materials to children twice a month from different countries! It seems like a lot of fun, especially right now, when traveling the world is not likely to be easy anyway.

FabFitFun

If you are into beauty products, we have another great subscription option for you here. from FabFitFun Again, it will be a surprise but they say every box features a mix of fabulous  fashion, wellness, beauty, fitness, tech items, or home and is guaranteed at $200+ USD in retail value.

We have a couple more amazing non-subscription ideas! Here they are:

Your Surprise

If you want to make you present really unique, consider buying from Your Surprise (they are UK business but ship worldwide). Most of the items here can be personilized, and what can be better than a gift made especially for a person you love? There are hundreds of options and we are absolutely certain you can find something extraordinary!

AbeBooks

And a far more sophisticated option for traditional people and those who love reading!

It is an online marketplace for books (textbooks, used book and latest bestsellers), collectibles and fine art. Here you can find out-of-print books, some vintage postcard, maps or posters that you can use as decoration. A different kind of gift for a different person! They ship worldwide!