Christian Festivals in April

April is an important month to all Christians, with Easter itself being the most important event in the Christian calendar apart from Christmas. Almost every Christian festival in the month of April is celebrated universally across multiple cultures and societies; some of the most famous being:

• the Easter Week or Holy Week,
• Palm Sunday,
• Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday,
• Good Friday,
• Easter Sunday, and
• St George’s Day

Apart from the sixth festival which is largely celebrated in England and English colonial communities only, every other event is possibly universal, with only dates varying between the Catholics and Orthodoxies. The first celebration leading to the Easter Week would be the Palm Sunday which recalls the last week of Jesus’ life. The Holy Week which comes within is a week of remembering Jesus and his entrance to Jerusalem where he was crucified, something that is celebrated on the coming Friday known as the Good Friday. In between is the Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday which recalls the last supper in which Jesus had celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples. Then comes the most important day, the Easter Sunday when every Christian celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. St George’s Day is rather culturally inclined, celebrating the holy day of the Patron Saint of England.