i love the month of APRIL.
(adopted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April)
- April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
- April begins with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus.
- There are 30 days in the month of April
- April in Latin is Aprilis.
- The Latin aperire, "to open," is in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to bloom. This is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (opening) for spring.
- Associated with the Roman divinities, April was sacred to Venus.
- April's birth flower are the daisy and sweet pea.
- April's birthstone is the diamond.
- In China the symbolical ploughing of the earth takes place in their third month, which frequently corresponds to our April.
- In Japan the feast of Dolls is celebrated in April.
Some of the tragic events in April (just seeing a few here):
President Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 14, 1865)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (April 18, 1906)
The sinking of the RMS Titanic (April 14-15 April 1912)
The Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995)
Many meaningful and useless days in April (a few i personally love):
April Fool's Day (April 1)
Reconciliation Day (Always April 2)
A's birthday
K's birthday
Earth Day (April 22)
Singapore Film Festival (mid April)
reader k | 4/01/2007 05:02:00 AM |
