Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on April 5
20 holidays and special days are celebrated on April 5 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Agape, Chionia, and IreneSaint Agape, Saint Chionia and Saint Irene were sisters and Christian saints from Aquileia, martyred at Thessalonica in 304 AD. Agape and Chionia were charged with refusing to eat sacrificial offerings, whilst Irene was killed for keeping Christian books in vi- Christian feast day: Albert of MontecorvinoAlbert, born in Normandy, was taken to Motta Montecorvino in Apulia, Italy as a child. He later became Bishop there. Albert became blind in later years, but was known for his visions and as a miracle worker.
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Catherine of PalmaCatherine of Palma was a Spanish canon and mystic from Mallorca. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and her feast day is commonly celebrated on 5 April although in her home town of Valldemossa she is remembered on the 27 and 28 of July.- Christian feast day: Derfel GadarnDerfel, known as Derfel Gadarn, was a 6th-century Celtic Christian monk regarded as a saint. Local legend holds that he was a warrior of King Arthur.
- Christian feast day: Æthelburh of KentÆthelburh of Kent (born c. 601, sometimes spelled Æthelburg, Ethelburga, Æthelburga; Old English: Æþelburh, Æðelburh, Æðilburh, also known as Tate or Tata), was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin. As she was a Chri
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Gerald of Sauve-MajeureSaint Gerald of Sauve-Majeure, OSB, also known, from his place of origin, as Gerald of Corbie, was a Benedictine abbot.
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Juliana of LiègeJuliana of Liège, was a medieval Norbertine canoness regular and mystic in what is now Belgium. Traditional scholarly sources have long recognized her as the promoter of the Feast of Corpus Christi, first celebrated in Liège in 1246, and later adopted for the 
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Maria Crescentia HössMaria Crescentia Höss (Höß), TOR (1682–1744) was a religious sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. In 1900, she was beatified by Pope Leo XIII, and she was canonized in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
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Blessed Mariano de la MataBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati was an Indian social reformer and Christian missionary. She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta. She was one of 
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Ruadhán of LorrhaRuadán mac Fergusa Birn, also known Rowan, Ruadon, Roadan, Ruadhán, Rodon and Rodan, was an Irish Christian abbot who founded the monastery of Lorrha, near Terryglass. He was known for his prophecies. After his death, he was venerated as a saint and as one of
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Vincent FerrerVincent Ferrer, OP was a Valencian Dominican friar who gained acclaim as a preacher, missionary and logician. After supporting Antipope Benedict XIII during the Western Schism, Ferrer travelled to preach across Western Europe and the British Isles. His preachi
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April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)April 4 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – April 6
Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observancesThe Cold Food or Hanshi Festival (寒食节) is a traditional Chinese holiday which developed from the local commemoration of the death of the Jin nobleman Jie Zitui in the 7th century BC under the Zhou dynasty, into an occasion across East Asia for the commemoratio
Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt)Sham Ennessim is a festival marking the beginning of spring, celebrated by Egyptians of all religions. It is an official public holiday in Egypt. Sham Ennessim always falls on Easter Monday, which is the day after Easter, in accordance with the Orthodox Church
Children's Day (Palestinian territories)Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is - First Contact Day (International observance)First Contact Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on April 5 to celebrate the Star Trek media franchise.
- Sikmogil (South Korea)Singmogil or Sikmogil is the Korean Arbor Day holiday celebrated annually on April 5 in South Korea.
National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919.Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE, when the Indus Valley Civilisation initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia. India's long coastline, with the Deccan Peninsula projecting into the Indian Ocean, helped foster extensive ma- International Day of ConscienceThe International Day of Conscience is a global day of awareness celebrated on April 5, commemorating the importance of human conscience. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on July 25, 2019, with the adoption of UN resolution 73/329. The
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on April 5?
20 observances are celebrated on April 5 around the world: Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Christian feast day: Albert of Montecorvino, Christian feast day: Catherine of Palma, Christian feast day: Derfel Gadarn, Christian feast day: Æthelburh of Kent, Christian feast day: Gerald of Sauve-Majeure. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on April 5?
50 documented historical events happened on April 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule. On the same day, in another year: Northern Crusades: In the Battle on the Ice, Novgorod forces led by Alexander Nevsky rebuffed an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights at Lake Peipus on the present-day border of Estonia and Russia. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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