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Sumardagurinn fyrsti
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The First Day of Summer (sumardagurinn fyrsti) is an annual public holiday in Iceland held on the first Thursday after 18 April. Read more
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Cerealia
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In ancient Roman religion, the Cerealia was the major festival celebrated for the grain goddess Ceres. It was held for seven days from mid- to late April, but the dates are uncertain. After around 175 BC, the Cerealia included ludi scaenici, theatrical performances, held April 12-18. [url=http:/...
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Foursquare Day
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Foursquare Day is celebrated on April 16 of each year. Foursquare Day is a chance to get out and connect with others in your neighbourhood and around the world. Read more
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Total solar eclipse, April 16, 1178 B.C.
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Homer's Odyssey Said to Document 3,200-Year-Old Eclipse Researchers say that references to planets and constellations in the Odyssey describe a solar eclipse that occurred in 1178 B.C., nearly three centuries before Homer is believed to have written the story. If correct, the finding would sug...
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Fordicidia festival
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Terra or Tellus was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. A festival for Tellus called the Fordicidia or Hordicidia was held every year on April 15; it involved the sacrifice of pregnant cows and was managed by the pontifex maximus and the Vestal Virgins. The Virgins kept the ashes o...
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Moonbuggy Race
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NASA's 19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race at Huntsville, Alabama. See more
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Leonhard Euler
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Euler, Dollond, and the Achromatic Telescope Controversy Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 am by max Erik Tou, Carthage College (and Gustavus alumnus) 11:30-12:20 on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Olin Hall, Room 320 Leonhard Euler was the most prolific mathematician of the 18th century. He wro...
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Rongali Bihu
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Rongali Bihu (mid-April, also called Bohag Bihu), the most popular Bihu celebrates the onset of the Assamese New Year (around April 15) and the coming of Spring. This marks the first day of the Hindu solar calendar and is also observed in Bengal, Manipur, Nepal, Orissa, Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu...
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Hodges Gardens Star Party
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The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society invites you once again to join us in the piney woods of west-central Louisiana to share a few nights of stargazing and camaraderie. We are very excited about our site. With the cooperation of the Louisiana Office of State Parks and the A.J. and Nona Trigg Hodges Fo...
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Cambodian New Year
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Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language, literally "Enter Year New", is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Year. The holiday lasts for three days beginning on New Year's day, which usually falls on April 13 or 14th, which is the end of the harves...
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GLOBE at Night
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GLOBE at Night 2010 3 - 16 March GLOBE at Night is an annual 2-week campaign in March. People all over the world record the brightness of their night sky by matching its appearance toward the constellation Orion with star maps of progressively fainter stars. They submit their measurements on-line an...
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Cosmonautics Day
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Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space on April 12th, 1961 Read more
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Epona
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In Celtic mythology Epona, the Great Mare was a great goddess, who in Gallo-Roman religion became simply the protector of horses, donkeys, mules. She was particularly a goddess of fertility, as shown by her attributes of a patera, cornucopia, and the presence of foals in some sculptures. Unusuall...
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Paradise of Gems Show
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Gem show to have meteorite remnant A recovered remnant of a meteorite that fell in Oroville will be on display at the 58th annual Paradise of Gems Show on April 7-8. Read more
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Solar eclipse of April 6, 647 B.C.
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"Nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the bright sunlight, and . . . fear has come upon mankind. After this, men can believe anything, expect anything" - Archilochus Read more
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