The first day of the first month of the Islamic calendar. Birth Anniversary Among Buddhist holidays, this day is the most important as it commemorates the birthday of the Buddha. Some countries celebrate this holiday on the lunar calendar, so the date changes from year to year. 8 April Qing Ming Festival, China Observed on the fourth or fifth day of the third month. This Confucian festival honors the dead.
People picnic and gather for family meals.
Also observed in Korea. To recognize the 265,000 medical laboratory professionals and the 15,000 board-certified pathologists who perform and interpret medical laboratory tests. Sponsored by ten medical organizations. 13 April Baisakhi, India Sikh holiday that commemorates the founding of the brotherhood of the Khalsa in 1699. A large fair is held at the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the central shrine of Sikhism.