April 2020 Festivals, Events and Holiday Calendar: From Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti to Shab-e-Barat & Easter; Know All Important Dates and List of Fasts for the Month

By | March 31, 2020

The fourth month of the year, April 2020 is here. The last few weeks have been incredibly challenging for everyone out there. Most of us are in lockdown, put in place by governments across the globe to control the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While this has definitely limited our movement, one can still observe important days courtesy the social media and messaging apps. April 2020 boasts of numerous festivals and international days. The month will see major festivals celebrated by people of various faith and religions. Big celebrations will include that of Rama Navami, Shab-e-Barat, Mahavir Jayanti, Hanuman Jayanti, and many Hindu New Year days such as Baisakhi, Puthandu, Vishu Kani, Poila Baisakh, Jud Sheetal and Bohag Bihu. Then there are also international days, especially significant health days like World Autism Awareness Day, World Health Day, World Homeopathy Day and more. Let us look at the April 2020 calendar with international days, minor secular observances and more religious festivals and events in detail. Lala Ramswaroop Calendar 2020 for Free PDF Download: Know List of Hindu Festivals, Dates of Holidays and Fasts (Vrat) in New Year Online.

April 2020 begins with Rama Navami, one of the significant Hindu festivals celebrated in the county. Rama Navami 2020 falls on April 2 (Thursday) marking the birth anniversary of Rama, the seventh avatar of Hindu god Vishnu. Mahavir Janma Kalyanak or Mahavir Jayanti, celebrating the birth of Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpiṇī, will fall on April 6 (Monday). Apart from this, Hindu fasts such as Masik Durgashtami, Kamada Ekadashi, Vamana Dwadashi, Tara Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Panguni Uthiram and more will take place. Among other important days, World Autism Awareness Day, International Children’s Book Day, National Maritime Day, World Health Day will be observed.

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The second and third week of the month will see the celebration in the form of Hanuman Jayanti. It is another big festival in Hinduism, celebrating Lord Hanuman’s birth. Hanuman Jayanti 2020 will be celebrated on April 8 (Wednesday). Shab-e-Barat or Barat Night, is a Muslim holiday celebrated on the 14th night of the month of Sha’aban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. This year, it will be celebrated on April 9 in India. Shab-e-Barat is regarded as a night when the fortunes of individuals for the coming year are decided and when Allah may forgive sinners. For Christians, Good Friday followed by Easter Sunday will be of utmost importance. It will be observed on April 10 and April 12, respectively.

Coming to the Hindu New Year 2020 or Vikram Samvat 2077, April 13 and April 14 will witness many New Year Days in different states of the country as per solar observance. Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is Punjabi New Year. Vishu Kani or Malayalam is observed in the state of Kerala. Puthandu is also celebrated as Tamil New Year. Pahela Baishakh is the first day of Bengali calendar and proclaimed as Bengali New Year. Jude Sheetal is commemorated in the Mithila region as Maithili New Year. Pana Sankranti, also known as Maha Vishuba Sankranti, is the traditional new year day festival of Buddhists and Hindus in Odisha. Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu also called Xaat Bihu is a festival celebrated in the state of Assam and northeastern India and marked the beginning of the Assamese New Year.

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Sr. No.

Date

Day

Fasts/Festivals/ National/International Days

1.

April 1

Wednesday

Masik Durgashtami, Bank’s Holiday, Edible Book Festival

2.

April 2

Thursday

Rama Navami, Tara Jayanti, Swaminarayan Jayanti, World Autism Awareness Day, International Children’s Book Day

3.

April 3

Friday

4.

April 4

Saturday

Kamada Ekadashi

5.

April 5

Sunday

Vamana Dwadashi, Pradosh Vrat, National Maritime Day (India)

6.

April 6

Monday

Mahavir Jayanti, International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day

7.

April 7

Tuesday

Chaitra Purnima Vrat, Anvadhan, Panguni Uthiram, International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, World Health Day

8.

April 8

Wednesday

Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends, Chaitra Purnima, Ishti, International Romani Day

9.

April 9

Thursday

Vaishakha Begins* North

10.

April 10

Friday

Good Friday, Day of Silence, Siblings Day, World Homeopathy Day

11.

April 11

Saturday

Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi, International Louie Louie Day

12.

April 12

Sunday

Easter, Cosmonautics Day, Equal Pay Day

13.

April 13

Monday

Solar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Pana Sankranti, Baisakhi, FND Awareness Day

14.

April 14

Tuesday

Kalashtami, Pohela Boishakha, Puthandu, Vishu Kani, Ambedkar Jayanti, Black Day (South Korea), Bohag Bihu, Jude Sheetal

15.

April 15

Wednesday

Day of Dialogue

16.

April 16

Thursday

National High Five Day (USA), World Voice Day, Foursquare Day, National Healthcare Decisions Day (US)

17.

April 17

Friday

World Haemophilia Day, World Bleeding Disorders Awareness Day

18.

April 18

Saturday

Vruthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti, Youth Homelessness Matters Day, International Day For Monuments and Sites

19.

April 19

Sunday

Bicycle Day: Discovery of LSD

20.

April 20

Monday

Pradosh Vrat, 420: The Marijuana Holiday

21.

April 21

Tuesday

Masik Shivaratri, Administrative Professionals’ Day, National Tea Day

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22.

April 22

Wednesday

Vaishakha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Anvadhan, Earth Day, International Mother Earth Day

23.

April 23

Thursday

Ishti, UN English Language Day, World Book and Copyright Day

24.

April 24

Friday

Chandra Darshana, Masik Karthigai, World Day for Laboratory Animals, Fashion Revolution Day, World Meningitis Day, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

25.

April 25

Saturday

Parashurama Jayanti, Liberation Day (Italy), ANZAC Day, Parental Alienation Awareness Day, World Malaria Day, DNA Day, International Sculpture Day

26.

April 26

Sunday

Akshaya Tritiya, Varshitapa Parana, Matangi Jayanti, Rohini Vrat, World Intellectual Property Day

27.

April 27

Monday

Vinayaka Chaturthi, Freedom Day (South Africa), King’s Day (The Netherlands)

28.

April 28

Tuesday

Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti, Skanda Sashti, Ramanuja Jayanti, World Day for Safety and Health at Work

29.

April 29

Wednesday

International Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

30.

April 30

Thursday

Ganga Saptami, International Jazz Day

April 2020 is full of festivals and events. One would hope for the month to bring cheers and smiles with some crackdown on the coronavirus pandemic. The world needs a concrete solution and cures to curb the deadly disease that is claiming lives with every passing hour. In times as such, we need to maintain calm and spread positivity and not lose hope. We hope the world has gotten better when we next bring you the festivals calendar for the month of May 2020. Do visit the page again at the end of the month to get an update on May 2020 festivals and events. Till then, have a happy, safe and positive April.

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