世界节假日博览 第87期:国际爵士日

International Jazz Day is usually celebrated each year on May 23. It is one day of the year when people around the world can celebrate this great music form. Jazz started in the USA and is America's only indigenous art form. Music lovers and musician

世界节假日博览 第88期:劳动节

Labor Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world. It originated from the eight-hour day movement in the nineteenth century. Labor unions called for eight hours for work, eight hours for play, and eight hours for sleep. It then became a re

世界节假日博览 第89期:世界新闻自由日

World Press Freedom Day is on May 3 every year. The U.N. General Assembly introduced it in 1993. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press. It is also a reminder to governments to respect the right to freedom

世界节假日博览 第90期:世界哮喘日

World Asthma Day takes place every year to raise awareness of asthma throughout the world. It is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Many other healthcare groups pool resources to help GINA spread the word. All of these groups prepa

世界节假日博览 第83期:全国嗅觉日

National Sense of Smell Day is an annual event sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute. It is an American holiday that takes place every year on the last Saturday of April. Many different events are organized at childrens museums and science center

世界节假日博览 第68期:同工同酬日

Equal Pay Day is an American day of awareness to highlight the fact that American men earn more than women for doing the same jobs. It is held on April 15 because this is how far into a new year that a woman must work to earn what a man earned in the

世界节假日博览 第61期:世界自闭症日

April the 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). Autism is a disorder that affects the development of the brain. People who suffer from autism often have problems interacting socially with others. They also repeat the same things again and again.

世界节假日博览 第62期:国际儿童图书节

International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is on April the 2nd every year. This is the birthday of one of the most famous childrens writers Hans Christian Andersen. The day started in 1925. Today it is sponsored by the International Board on Books for

世界节假日博览 第63期:国际地雷日

International Mine Day is on or around April the 4th every year. Its official name is International Mine Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The aim of this day is to highlight the dangers of mines around the world and to encourage

世界节假日博览 第64期:全国爱儿童日

National Love Our Children Day began in America in 2004. It falls on the first Saturday in April. Its aim is to honour and celebrate Americas children and stress the importance of love as they grow up. It also wants to promote the strengthening of fa

世界节假日博览 第65期:昏睡司机清醒日

California has an awareness day that all countries around the world should have. It is Drowsy Driver Awareness Day and it happens on April 6 every year. Its aim is to raise awareness of the dangers of driving your car (or riding your motorcycle) for

世界节假日博览 第66期:无家务日

No Housework Day is one of those days you see on calendars on the Internet but dont know where it came from. It is always on April 7th. It is one day of the year when it is OK to do nothing in the house. Everybody has the day off from doing the house

世界节假日博览 第67期:愚人节

April Fools' Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: This is the day upon which

世界节假日博览 第69期:兄弟姐妹日

National Siblings Day (NSD) is celebrated on April 10 each year in the USA. It is the brainchild of Claudia A. Evart, who created it after the deaths of her brother and sister. She wanted a day for all Americans to think about the importance of the r

世界节假日博览 第70期:珍惜树木日

April 14 is Plant Appreciation Day (PAD). This is when you appreciate just how important plants are to us. Few of us ever stop to think just how vital plants are to our survival. Without them, we wouldnt be here. Plants change the CO2 in the air into

世界节假日博览 第71期:世界血友病日

World Hemophilia Day (WHD) started in 1989 as a way to raise awareness of the disorder and to bring attention to the needs of those who suffer from it. The reason its on April 17 is because thats the birthday of the World Foundation for Hemophilia (W

世界节假日博览 第72期:动物园关注日

Zoo Awareness Day (ZAD) is a day on which people question the place and value of zoos in the twenty-first century. It is organized by the Captive Animals'Protection Society (CAPS), which says zoos are mainly for tourism rather than protecting animals

世界节假日博览 第73期:受难节

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is one of the most important celebrations in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the death of Jesus, who was crucified on a cross. Good Friday is a day of mourning in church. Churches all over th

世界节假日博览 第74期:全国击掌日

National High Five Day is on the third Thursday of April every year. This unusual holiday started at the University of Virginia in the USA in 2002. Since then, it has slowly grown in popularity around America. It is also spreading to different countr

世界节假日博览 第75期:全国晾衣日

National Hanging Out Day is a day to think about the environment and what you can do to help it. It is on April 19th each year. Its very simple. On this day, you make sure you hang your clothes out to dry on a clothes line. We can save a lot of money