Holidays and Observances
- Birkat Hachama, observed once every 28 years, the next one is in 2037 (Hebrew)
- Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Constantina
- Julie Billiart of Namur
- Perpetuus
- Walter of Pontoise
- April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- DABDay – Draw A Bird Day (International)
- Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 15 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
- International Day of the Roma
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“... if it be true that death is annihilation, then the man who believes that he will certainly go straight to heaven when he dies, provided he has fulfilled certain simply observances in this life, has a cheap pleasure which will not be followed by the least disappointment.”
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