At a Glance
April 8
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
Cultural observance
Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
Japan
Religious observance
Feast of Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Religious observance
Feast of April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed August Czartoryski
Religious observance
Feast of Constantina
Religious observance
Feast of Julie Billiart of Namur
Religious observance
Feast of Perpetuus
Religious observance
Feast of Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Religious observance
Feast of Walter of Pontoise
Religious observance
Feast of William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Observance
Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
Observance