Note: Opening Night for Meals: The Musical is Wednesday, 9:30 pm (Eastern US) with songs with any of the following in the title: Meal(s), Breakfast, Lunch, Lunchtime, Brunch, Dinner, Dinnertime, Supper, Snack, Snacktime, or Food(s).
April, spring in the Northern hemisphere, but autumn in the Southern hemisphere, therefore
April and October are seasonal equivalents.
April, the second rainiest month of the year (after July)
April, starting the same day of the week as July in all years, and January in leap years
April, ending on the same day of the week as December every year
April, called Aprilis by the Romans
April, fittingly for the blooming action of the season, its traditional etymology from the verb aperire – to open
April, the second of the earliest Roman calendar
April, sacred to Venus, the Roman goddess
April, the fourth month of the current calendar year, but it originally had 29 days as Julius Caesar added its 30th day
April, called Oster-monath or Eostur-monath by the Anglo-Saxons
April, huhtikuu in Finnish, which refers to burning the vegetation to clear farmland
April, mail traven in Slovene, meaning when plants start growing
April Symbols
- Zodiac Signs: Aries (The Ram) Apr. 19, then Taurus (The Bull) Apr. 20 – May 20
- Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire / Meaning: Innocence
- Birth Flower: The Daisy or the Sweet Pea symbolizes curiosity, playfulness and tenaciousness
April, whose moon is called Slash-and-Burn Moon, Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April, with a Full Moon on April 4th 12:05 UTC, and a New Moon on April 18th 18:56 UTC
April in movie titles include April in Paris (1953), The April Fools (1969), April Fool’s Day (1986, 2008), April Morning (1987), Enchanted April (1992), Pieces of April (2003), Sometimes in April (2005), April Love, April Showers (2011), April Snow (2012), April Morning (2012)
Songs titles (other than the videos) include Sometimes It Snows in April (Prince), April (Deep Purple), A Rose in April (Ann Gray-Raven-Seanachie), April Is In My Mistress’ Face (John Rutter), April Rain (Al Jolson), I’ll Remember April (Charlie Parker), January April and Me (Roy Clark), Little April Shower (Disney, from Bambi), Pieces Of April (Three Dog Night), and The April Fools (Dionne Warwick)
April, the first name of many pornstars – but not everyone named April is a pornstar
April, the time of a series of 1834 insurrections in France against the government of Louis Philippe that led to violent oppression – thus the name, The Days of April
April, a series of Mackey Chandler books
April promotes adopting a greyhound, ASPCA, astronomy, car care, Confederate history, defeating diabetes, fair housing, financial literacy, child nutrition, home improvement, informed women, Twit Awards, African-American women’s fitness, decorating, pest management, safe digging, physical wellness, preventing Lyme Disease in dogs, women’s eye health & safety, community service, and tackling your clutter
April aims to increase awareness in alcohol, autism, cancer control, bereaved spouses, Cesareans, distracted driving, emotional overreacting, genocide & human rights, habitats, Irritable Bowels Syndrome, DNA-Genomics-Stem Cell Education, facial protection, heartworms, multiple births, health of minorities, Parkinson’s, sarcoidosis, STDs, youth sports safety, pet first aid, Rosacea, testicular cancer, workplace conflict, anxiety, and stress
April celebrates amateur radio, diversity, couple appreciation, fresh Florida tomatoes, frogs, Grange, holy humor, guitars, gardens, knuckles down, occupational therapy, pets, poetry, rebuilding, school library media, soy foods, zoos & aquariums, welding, and Thai heritage
April embraces Atlanta food & wine, Arab-American heritage, child abuse prevention, community spirit, customer loyalty, jazz appreciation, libraries, young children, military children, card & letter writing, grilled cheese sandwiches, humor, kites, landscape architecture, pecans, straw hats, woodworking, math education, recycling, smiles, and pets are wonderful
Do you have any special occasions in April? Which songs did you enjoy?
A Frank Angle 