Evening star., 1938-03-20
EVENTS
|NAPR|L AND MAY
Pageantry, Sports, Fetes
and Music to Be Set in
Foreign Scenes.

April, with its Holy Week and the
first month of spring, will find Europe
colored with pageantry, fairs and
many special events The calendar
OF major attractions for April and for
May follows:
echoslovakia-Offcial opening of the
spa season at Carlsbad.
April 2.
EnGland-Oxford-C Cambridge boat race
on the Thames near London. Exhibition
oy 1 Royal H Society Of Portrait Painters until
FinIandsn4yjna .sa soyai Ieamnston anr ..b.u Spa
Helsnsfors. until the 10th
M1nfe lrsnesopenns -. of ballet season at
Germany-Water Sports EXPOSITION At
Berlin till the 10th
oxSN4G NorTaymslalom snS and downhir SKI match
Slalom Club at Myrdal for two days
Sweden-"Ling Week" symnastic festi-
yal opens at Gothenburs; lasts trl the
.toAs Austriawspanish ta, Ridins School exhibit
France-Opening of spring racing sea-
son al Longchamps.
Italy-1 ,ooO-mile automobile race at
Brescia
April 4.
1taly-Triennisl Exposition of the Ital-
IAN colonies at Naples opens. Classica!
performances, at the Greek Theater at
Syracuse. Sicily for two months.
Belsium-1nterna ional Commercial Fair
at Brussels till the Goth.
April :.
.switzerland-65othc celebration of Battle
OF Nafels. Nafels.
Switzerland-"F "Floralies Lausannoises"
at Lausanne, till the 18th
April 10.
Poland-,Polish Tatra Association ski
raid till the l5th at Lwow.
April II.
England-Opening of Shakespeare Drama
FeStiiai at Stratford- Avon: runs till
September "a.
April II.
Holy ThurSday-Variously observed In
many lands. when the bells cease to ring
IN towers. clergy bathe feet of begears
ana observe other quaint customs par
ucularly in Belgium. in England as Maun-
dy: Thursday Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia
ESPECIALLY at Romel. Latvia, Poland. Ru-
mania. Spain and Yugoslavia.
Holland-Flower show with prize awards
at Boskoop. till the Both.
April I5
Good Friday-Observed with religious
services s @ in most lands. with professions
Holland-Bulb fields in bloom till
May Is.
April I8.
Holy saturday-Bells ring again on this
day. and the Joy of Easter begins to ap-
tnf old
churches and homes. particularly in Bel
GUM, BULGARIA Czechoslovakia. Denmark.
Finland, Greece. Italy, Latvia, Poland.
1talyEThe famous "scoppio del Caro-"
religious rite, Florence.
April IL.
Easter Sunday-Magnificen celebrations
in all lands, religious pageantry process
SONS, observance of egg customs In the
homes new clothes. feastings and merry
making. In Northern countries the whole
season given up to dances. ski and sports
April 10,
England-Great Metropolitan horse race
FrancemGrand spring festivals at
April 20.
- Germany-,Celebrati9p OF. the Fuehrer's
birthday anniversary throughout Germany.
Italy--Natali di Roma national holiday
celebrating the birthday anniversary OF
Rome with historical dramas, music,
patriotic demonstrations.
April 23.
England-Celebratons of Shakespeare's
birthday anniversary at stratford-on-
Avon.
Belgium-60O-yea -old fete of Royal
Guild Of Crossbowmen at Wise.
July 10.
April 20.
Italy-May Musical Festival opens at
.,i Hungaryy-Budapest International Fair
cess Juliana. with festivities everywhere.
Yugoslavia-Internatio Fair at Bel
grade till May 8.
May Day-spring and labor parades.
Sansar SSancine around Maypoles; garlanded
servance Of ancient spring festival ss Customs To
nay be seen in Enssh and Irish VILLAGES
France; Germany. Greece. Hungary, ro.
So zecnoslovak,a-Omcia opening Of the
,x Engiand-aSurprise choral service on
Magdalen College Tower at oxford.
Norway-Downhill and slalom ski races
at Mount Gausta ''' laws
neutrality-suspicious. fair at Poznan
Ior week. Horse contests for four days
,,Isuss neutrality-suspicious. in Red Square.
MOSCOW. and similar events throuehout
seotland. Opening Of the Scottish Ex-
nlbltion at Glasgow. Pilgrimage to Cullo-
den Wishing Well at Inverness.
May 9.
England-Royal Academy Summer Art
exhibition till August at Burlington
House. London.
at Munich till June 30
Holland-Kermiss at Purmerend till
May 3.
Ensland-"Hoek.Tide" Festival ut Hun