PDF of national holidays for People Ops Leaders and Organizations

1. Holidays Calendar
APRIL, 2020
SOCIONADO

2. There are as many
national days in April as
there are flowers, and
we're excited to celebrate
them all with you! At
Socionado, we love
celebrating April holidays!

3. 01 APRIL FOOLS DAY
Traditionally, April Fool's Day is an opportunity for playing
jokes or tricks on one another. The stranger and the more
absurd the better!
APRIL 1
02 INTERNATIONAL FUN AT WORK DAY
Isn't everyday International fun at work day? I think
soooooo :)
03 NATIONAL WALKING DAY
National Walking Day was created by the American Heart
Association to remind people about the health benefits to
walking.

4. 02 NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DAY
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day celebrates the "PB and J"
sandwich. It's the favorite lunchtime sandwich of kids, and many adults,
too.
APRIL 2
01 WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY
Autism Awareness Day recognizes people on the autism spectrum,
as well as the researching and fundraising initiatives which promote
inclusivity.
03 NATIONAL BURRITO DAY
National Burrito Day is celebrated on the first Thursday of April (this
year on April 2) — a day to pay homage to the delicious tortillas stuffed
with meat, cheese, beans, rice, vegetables, and sauces. The day
celebrates everyone’s appreciation for burritos. The Mexican dish is
popular all over the world, but it has only been offered in American
restaurants since the 1930s.

5. 01 NATIONAL TWEED
DAY
W e a r i n g s o m e t h i n g t w e e d f r o m
y o u r w a r d r o b e i s a n a b s o l u t e
m u s t t o d a y . B u t b e t t e r s t i l l , b u y
a n e w t w e e d o u t f i t a n d w e a r i t
t o d a y .
02 NATIONAL WALK
TO WORK DAY
O n t h i s d a y , A m e r i c a n s a r e
e n c o u r a g e d t o w a l k t o w o r k . I f
y o u c a n ' t w a l k t o w o r k , t a k e a
w a l k d u r i n g l u n c h t i m e , o r
a n o t h e r t i m e o f t h e d a y .
APRIL 3

6. I. NATIONAL HUG A NEWSPERSON DAY
Warm up those hugging muscles, because on April 4, we’re
showing our appreciation for newspeople in a big way.
II. NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DAY
School Librarian Day honors those who serve our young students
so well in the local school libraries.
APRIL 4

7. 01 NATIONAL DEEP DISH PIZZA DAY
Is there a single food more universally beloved that is also so
incredibly divisive? The most contentious of these divisions comes
between New Yorkers and their New York-style slices and
Chicagoans and their deep dish pies. Deep dish pizza was
invented in the Windy City in 1943 by Ike Sewell, founder of Uno’s
Pizzeria.
02 NATIONAL DANDELION DAY
Any plant as versatile and durable as the dandelion, certainly
deserves a special day set aside to honor it.
APRIL 5

8. 01 NATIONAL SIAMESE CAT DAY
For cat lovers, April 6 is the ‘purrfect’ day. It’s National Siamese
Cat Day. This is the day we celebrate these most elegant cats.
Siamese cats, also known as “Meezers,” are one of the most
popular cat breeds in the world.
02 SORRY CHARLIE DAY
Have you ever been rejected? For anything? Sure you have! We all
have. Sorry Charlie Day is for all of us who have been spurned,
and yet somehow survived it.Take a minute today and reflect upon
a past dejection. Then, smile with the realization that it happens
to all of us.
APRIL 6

9. 02 NATIONAL BEER
DAY
On April 7, 1933, President
Roosevelt took the major first step
toward ending Prohibition and
signed a law allowing people to
brew and distribute beer in the
United States. Upon signing the
legislation, FDR famously stated, “I
think this would be a good time for
a beer.” For all you beer lovers out
there – remember, always drink
responsibly and never drink and
drive. So, take a toast with us by
celebrating National Beer Day on
April 7, Cheers!
01 WORLD HEALTH
DAY
The World Health Organization
(WHO) created World Health Day
in 1950 as a way to focus the
greatest minds in healthcare on
the issue of global health.
03 NATIONAL
POPCORN DAY
Caramel Popcorn Day is an
opportunity to enjoy the
combination of two great treats -
Caramel and Popcorn. This tasty,
chewy treat is hard to beat.
APRIL 7

10. 02 NATIONAL EMPANADA DAY
The name comes from “empanar”, which means “to bread” in Spanish and
Portuguese. But some historians argue that the true meaning is “Can I have
another?” That might not be a historical fact, but we can keep the spirit
alive when National Empanada Day comes rolling in on April 8!
APRIL 8
01 PASSOVER
The Jewish holiday commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus —
where God freed the Israelites from Egypt. Passover, celebrated for
eight days, begins with an evening Seder — a traditional dinner with
very specific foods and wine.This meal includes readings from the
“Haggadah,” which tells the holiday’s story. Themes include family,
Jewish history, social justice, and freedom.

11. 02 NAME YOURSELF DAY
Name Yourself Day is your chance to give yourself whatever name you'd
like...for a day. If you like your name, then change your name for just
today. If you don't like your name, use today to select a new name for life!
APRIL 9
01 MAUNDY THURSDAY
Christians mark Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last
Supper, every year on the Thursday before Easter, April 9. It’s also
know as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, and the Thursday of
Mysteries in various traditions. Maundy refers to the foot-washing
Jesus provided the apostles prior to the Last Supper. Christians
around the world, especially Catholics, mark the day with a special
mass and prayers.

12. 02 NAME YOURSELF DAY
It’s now growing into a nationwide day of both remembrance and
celebration. Most, if not all, states have issued gubernatorial proclamations
to observe this day on April 10. Three U.S. presidents have recognized the
event — most recently, President Obama in 2016.
APRIL 10
01 DAY OF SILENCE
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) sponsors the Day of
Silence, held annually on a Friday in April. It’s a time when students across the
country take a solemn stand against the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth.
03 GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday commemorates the death of Jesus on Calvary, the site just outside
the walls of Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified. It falls on the Friday
before Easter, for 2020, that’s April 10.

13. 02 NAME YOURSELF DAY
Name Yourself Day is your chance to give yourself whatever name you'd
like...for a day. If you like your name, then change your name for just
today. If you don't like your name, use today to select a new name for life!
APRIL 11
01 EASTER
Christians mark Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last
Supper, every year on the Thursday before Easter, April 9. It’s also
know as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, and the Thursday of
Mysteries in various traditions. Maundy refers to the foot-washing
Jesus provided the apostles prior to the Last Supper. Christians
around the world, especially Catholics, mark the day with a special
mass and prayers.

14. 01 EASTER
Easter is the single most important holy day
throughout Christianity.It celebrates the
resurrection of Jesus Christ — a central belief
for Christians worldwide and the focal point
of their faith.
02 NATIONAL GRILLED
CHEESE DAY
Crispy bread and melted cheese. How can
something that tastes so good be this
simple? Welcome to National Grilled Cheese
Sandwich Day on April 12!
APRIL 12

15. 01 INTERNATIONAL PLANT APPRECIATION
DAY
Today is a perfect opportunity to get closer to the plant world.
Pamper your indoor plants. Don't have any? Well, what are you
waiting for? Go out and buy some.
02 NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY
April 13 is the day Scrabble inventor Alfred Mosher Butts was born.
He gave the world an iconic board game now played all over the
world. It’s time to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E one of the world’s most
iconic board games.
APRIL 13

16. 01 NATIONAL EX-SPOUSE DAY
National Ex Spouse Day, curiously inserted into the calendar
exactly two months after Valentine’s Day, has become a time to
reflect on the positive moments you shared with your ex. That’s
correct.
02 NATIONAL PECAN DAY
Pecan Day is a rather nutty day. Its a day to celebrate and enjoy
popular, tasty pecans.
APRIL 14

17. 01 RAINN DAY
Fight sexual violence on RAINN Day April 15, an annual campaign
created for college students by The Rape, Abuse & Incest National
Network.
02 TAX DAY
03 WORLD ART DAY
Still rifling through a pile of 2018 receipts? Welcome to America’s
annual financial headache. It’s Tax Day, April 15 — and the Internal
Revenue Service’s patience has just run out.
World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts.
Sponsored by the International Association of Arts (IAA), the goal
of this day, is to appreciate art in general, and to spread world-
wide enthusiasm and awareness for the arts.
APRIL 15
RAINN DAY

18. 01 NATIONAL HIGH FIVE DAY
Up high! Make sure to give a “high five” to everyone you meet on
April 16, because it’s National High Five Day.
02 WEAR PAJAMAS TO WORK DAY
03 WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
Timed appropriately for the day after Tax Day, Wear Pajamas to
Work Day on April 16 helps us relieve some financial stress. We’re
not sure who made Wear Pajamas to Work Day a thing, but it’s
becoming nationally and virally popular. Even celebrities have
been spotted rocking sleepwear while out and about.
On Save the Elephant Day, Find out more about groups that are
working to save their habitat, as well as those fighting poachers,
who kill elephant for their ivory tusks. Support them with a
donation, if you can.
APRIL 16

19. 01 NATIONAL CHEESE BALL DAY
“Cheese ball” is more than just an adjective describing the Santa
sweater your Aunt Janice wears every Christmas without irony.
Cheese balls are actually in vogue (again) — especially during the
holidays and, of course, National Cheese Ball Day on April 17.
02 INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY
Today is International Haiku Poetry Day. This is a day for poets and
lovers of poetry to savor and enjoy.We were all introduced to this
interesting Japanese art form back in our High School days. The
Haiku is a simple, non-rhyming poem. It consists of short and
simple, 3 line stanzas consisting of 5-7-5 syllables. The subject of
the poem can be about anything: love, nature, life or any other
topic that you desire.
APRIL 17

20. 01 HUSBAND APPRECIATION
DAY
The objective of this special day is for wives
to show appreciation to husbands in a
marriage with no children. In a marriage with
children, there is Father's Day , a day to
recognize the value of husbands with kids.
02 INTERNATIONAL
JUGGLERS DAY
International Jugglers Day and World
Juggler's Day celebrates the skill of juggling,
and those talented people who can juggle
many balls and objects at a time. Some
might suggest that office workers are juggles,
as they multi- task and keep several "balls"
(projects) going at the same time.
APRIL 18

21. APRIL 19
01 NATIONAL GARLIC DAY
National Garlic Day promotes the many uses of Garlic.
And, there certainly are many uses. It's a vegetable. It's a
herb. It is used in recipes around the world. Garlic has
been used medicinally for thousands of years.Celebrate
National Garlic Day by using it heavily in your meals and
snacks today. Spend some time researching its medical
benefits. You might find you are adding more garlic to
your menu everyday.

22. APRIL 20
01 CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY
More than one billion people speak Chinese as their first language —
that’s more than any other population in the world! UNESCO (part of
the United Nations) first created Chinese Language Day in 2010 to
celebrate Chinese as one of the six official languages of the United
Nations. We’ve enjoyed it every year since on April 20.
02 NATIONAL LOOK-ALIKE DAY
Ever heard the saying “there’s someone else out there who has the
same face as you”? According to you, it’s probably Bradley Cooper or
Beyoncé. But in all likelihood, it’s a normal person you’ll never meet
(with 7.4 billion people on the planet, there’s bound to be someone
else out there who shares some of your features). Regardless, on April
20, we celebrate National Look-Alike Day.

23. APRIL 21
01 NATIONAL BULLDOGS ARE BEAUTIFUL DAY
Bulldogs, beautiful? Well, yes! French, American, or English — bulldogs portray
glamour in their own special way. That’s why we present National Bulldogs Are
Beautiful Day each April 21. (In case you’re wondering, our photo shows a very
pretty French bulldog.)
02 NATIONAL KINDERGARTEN DAY
It's Kindergarten Day. The first day at Kindergarten is a memorable, exciting,
nervous, and anxious time for mother and child. Most children and mothers
will never forget the first day at Kindergarten.Celebrate today with a trip
down memory lane. Pull out the old pictures of you and/or your child's first
day at Kindergarten.
03 TIRADENTES DAY
The name Tiradentes means the “tooth puller.” Odd as that might sound,
every Brazilian takes it with reverence. Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier, or
Tiradentes, was a dentist who organized a movement against Portuguese
rule in Brazil in 1789.

24. APRIL 22
01 EARTH DAY
Climate change. The Green New Deal. Global warming. Earth
Day has taken on unprecedented significance as the third
decade of the 21st century approaches.
02 NATIONAL JELLY BEAN DAY
We’re all for cutting back on sugar — but let’s start tomorrow. It’s
National Jelly Bean Day, and we still have plenty of Easter candy
on hand.
03 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY
Every successful business is aware that the administrative staff keep
things running like a well-oiled machine, so make sure to let the
administrative professionals in your life know they are appreciated
today!

25. APRIL 23
01 NATIONAL PICNIC DAY
We’re a month into spring. It’s time to get outside! Luckily, National
Picnic Day has arrived on April 23. Picnics are also fit for any
budget. Go extravagant, or stop at simple sandwiches. Sometimes
the food’s secondary to your surroundings. Find the perfect
combination — and have fun!
02 WORLD BOOK DAY
We love books, and our friends at UNESCO agree. The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization proposed World
Book Day as a day of celebrating the joy of reading for enjoyment.

26. 01 NATIONAL ARBOR DAY
The objective of this special day is for wives
to show appreciation to husbands in a
marriage with no children. In a marriage with
children, there is Father's Day , a day to
recognize the value of husbands with kids.
02 NATIONAL PIGS IN A
BLANKET DAY
If the phrase “pigs in a blanket” conjures up
images of darling newborn piglets swaddled
in warm fluffy blankets you are definitely not
a foodie. National Pigs in a Blanket Day on
April 24 is a holiday celebrating one of our
favorite comfort foods — pork sausage (or
hotdogs) baked in pastry.
APRIL 24

27. 01 NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
Otherwise known as “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day,”
National Drug Take Back Day on April 25 is sponsored by the Drug
Enforcement Agency. Its goal is to keep the public aware of the
dangers of prescription drug use and misuse.
02 NATIONAL TELEPHONE DAY
We have come a long way. If you ask most people who invented
the phone, they would likely respond not with “Alexander Graham
Bell,” but with “Steve Jobs.”
APRIL 25

28. 01 NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY
National Pretzel Day celebrates pretzels of all shapes and
sizes.How do you like your pretzel? Thick or thin? Straight or
twisted? Crisp and crunchy, or soft? Salted, unsalted, mustard
flavored, perhaps? There's no shortage of types of pretzels.
02 HUG AN AUSTRALIAN DAY
It's Hug an Australian Day. Go ahead and give a big bear hug to
any and all Australians today. Show an Australian how much you
(errr...we) love them.
APRIL 26

29. 01 NATIONAL PRIME RIB DAY
This is my kind of day, the kind of day you can sink your teeth into.
National Prime Rib Day gets your mouth watering, and starts you
drooling. Many of us look to this day on the calendar to enjoy one
of America's favorite steaks.
02 TELL A STORY DAY
Tell a Story Day celebrates story-telling of all kinds. It doesn't
matter if its fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folk lore. Today is
a day to tell 'em all. Stories can be from a book, other written
material, or from memory.
APRIL 27

30. 01 NATIONAL SUPERHERO DAY
Marvel employees created National Superhero Day on April 28,
1995. That’s Marvel, as in Marvel Comics, the creators of “The
Fantastic Four,” “The Avengers,” “X-Men,” and supervillains like
Magneto, Green Goblin, and Loki.
02 INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY
Astronomy Day is a day to look up to the stars. It was established
to promote astronomy to the general public. Astronomy clubs and
groups use this day to help teach the people about the stars, and
other celestial bodies in the universe. These groups take
advantage of this day to offer people a view of the stars through
a telescope, if possible.There is also an Astronomy Week. It begins
the Monday before Astronomy Day.
APRIL 28

31. 01 INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute
created this day in 1982 to highlight the amazing diversity and
talent of dancers all over the globe on April 29. It marks the
birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), creator of modern
ballet.
02 NATIONAL SHRIMP SCAMPI DAY
Shrimp scampi has different meanings around the world. In the
U.S. “shrimp scampi” is the “menu name” for shrimp in Italian-
American cuisine. Scampi’s served in garlic butter, dry white wine,
and parmesan cheese — either with bread, or over pasta or rice —
although sometimes just the shrimp alone. Most variants of
“shrimp scampi” come on pasta. Consider National Shrimp
Scampi Day on April 29 your opportunity to have this dish any way
you like.
APRIL 29

32. 01 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
All. That. Jazz. Many consider it “America’s classical music.” After
all, jazz began in New Orleans over 100 years ago. Legendary jazz
pianist and composer Herbie Hancock (along with the UN) helped
create International Jazz Day in 2011. So join with people around
the world as this day promotes jazz’s roots and intercultural
influence every April 30.
02 HONESTY DAY
The whole truth and nothing but the truth? You’re right. The world
isn’t “court,” and we’re not under oath in our daily lives. Sure,
we’ve spared someone’s feelings or fudged the truth just a little —
or yes, maybe told an all-out lie. Still, Honesty Day reminds us to
pay attention to our words on April 30.
APRIL 30

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