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What festivals are there in April?
1, April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional folk festival in western society and is celebrated on April 1 day every year. April Fool's Day is similar to the fun festival in ancient Rome and the joy festival in India. From the time point of view, it is related to the "vernal equinox", because the weather often changes suddenly during this period, just like nature is fooling human beings. On this day, people play jokes on people around them in many ways.
2. World Autism Day
From June, 5438 to February, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution: from 2008, April 2 of each year will be designated as "World Autism Day" to raise people's attention to autism and related research and diagnosis, as well as autistic patients. The concept of autism was first put forward in 1943 by Leo Canner, an expert from Johns Hopkins University.
3. International Children's Book Day
April 2nd is the birthday of Danish fairy tale master Andersen. 1April 2, 967, ibby designated this day as "International Children's Book Day" to arouse people's love for reading and attention to children's books.
4. World Health Day
April 7th every year is World Health Day, which aims to arouse people all over the world's attention to health and hygiene, improve people's quality and understanding in the field of health, and emphasize the importance of health to labor creation and happy life. From 65438 to 0948, the first World Health Assembly called for the establishment of "World Health Day" to commemorate the birth of the World Health Organization.
5. Earth Day
Earth Day, that is, April 22nd every year, is a worldwide environmental protection activity. In 2009, the 63rd UN General Assembly decided to designate April 22nd as "Earth Day" every year. This activity was first initiated by Gaylord Nelson and dennis hayes in the United States at 1970, and its influence has been increasing.
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