Day Guide for Thursday April 30th 2020

This is our day guide for Thursday April 30th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 121 of 2020.

Holidays on April 30th 2020

International: Public Holiday. Information about the attempts to tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak by declaring public holidays.

Regional

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Rincon Day. An annual festival to mark the end of the harvest on Bonaire
Hong Kong: The Birthday of the Buddha. Statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
Jordan: Labour Day (in lieu). As Labour Day falls on a Friday in 2020, the previous Friday will be a public holiday
Macau: Buddha's Birthday. Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

Not a Public Holiday

Sint Maarten: Carnival Day. The carnival is celebrated on Queen Juliana's Birthday
South Korea: Buddha's Birthday. Lantern parades are held for Buddhas Birthday which is celebrated in late April or early May

Not a Public Holiday

Sweden: Walpurgis Night. Walpurgis Night is the night of April 30th, the eve of the feast day of Saint Walpurga
Vietnam: Reunification Day. Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon

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Observances on April 30th 2020

  • USA: National Poem In Your Pocket Day
  • United Nations: International Jazz Day 
  • USA: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
  • USA: National Bugs Bunny Day
  • USA: National Hairstylist Appreciation Day
  • USA: National Honesty Day
  • USA: National Oatmeal Cookie Day
  • USA: National Raisin Day
  • USA: National Scarcoidosis Day
  • Mexico: Children's Day
  • International: Walpurgis Night
  • Czech Republic: Walpurgis Night
  • Germany: Walpurgis Night

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