April

April

calendar month

Subclass of	month of the Gregorian calendar
Part of	Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar, Swedish calendar
Dem name after	Aprilis, Ēostre, oak, flower
Dey follow	March
Followed by	May
Hashtag	april
Series ordinal	4

April be de fourth month of de year wey dey Gregorian den Julian calendars. E be de first of four months wey get length of 30 days, den de second of five months wey get length of less dan 31 days.

Dem commonly associate April plus de season of spring for de Northern Hemisphere insyd, den autumn for de Southern Hemisphere insyd, wey ebi de seasonal equivalent to October for de Northern Hemisphere den vice versa.

History

De Romans wey dem give dis month de Latin name Aprilis buh de derivation of dis name no be certain. De traditional etymology dey komot from de verb aperire, "to open", for allusion for ein being de season wey trees den flowers dey begin to "open", wey de modern Greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) give spring support de comparison. Since dem name sum of de Roman months in honor of demma divinities, wey as April be sacred give de goddess Venus, dem dey hold ein Veneralia for de first day, dem suggest say Aprilis be originally ein month Aphrilis, from ein equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from de Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm dey suggest de name of hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.

Symbols

April ein birthstone be de diamond.

• Dem list de birth flower typically as either de common daisy (Bellis perennis) anaa de sweet pea.
• De zodiac signs give de month of April be Aries (until April 19) den Taurus (April 20 onwards).