April 2021 Newsletter
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NEWSLETTER APRIL aprile 2021 MARCH MEETING AIHC SCHOLARSHIPS film in their Panorama current affairs series Riunione marzo AND GRANTS purporting to show Swiss farmers picking As before, the March “in person” Membership freshly-grown spaghetti, in what they called the One more reminder, the applications for the Meeting was cancelled. We are hoping to have Swiss Spaghetti Harvest. The BBC was soon AIHC Student Scholarships have been given to a Social Gathering in April. See the “Upcoming flooded with requests to purchase a spaghetti the schools throughout Lake, Geauga, Events” below. plant, forcing them to declare the film a hoax on Ashtabula, and Cuyahoga Counties. If you the news the next day. have a child or grandchild in any of those UPCOMING EVENTS schools, have them fill out an application. With the advent of the Internet and readily Prossimi eventi available global news services, April Fools' APRIL aprile Also, applications for the Membership Student pranks can catch and embarrass a wider 28 April, Wednesday Grants are available online or at one of our audience than ever before. Membership Meeting – Social Gathering at meetings. Remember the Membership Student The above information was obtained from Wikipedia, Pine Ridge Country. Feel free to bring your Grants are awarded via a simple drawing for 2021 spouse and/or a guest. Sign-up is required the number of Grants we have available. So, if however to get an accurate head count for the you have a child or grandchild looking to start EASTER SUNDAY caterers. Please contact Secretary Pizzuti at college or some post high school training, get your name in the drawing. Easter, also called Resurrection Sunday, is a [email protected] festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described MAY maggio APRIL BIRTHDAYS 26 May, Wednesday in the New Testament as having occurred on Compleanni di aprile Membership Meeting – Outdoor Patio Meeting the third day after his burial following his Frank Stinziano .......................................... 10 at Pine Ridge Country Club crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. Mark Schneider .......................................... 14 It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, JUNE giugno Andy Arena ................................................ 15 preceded by Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, 30 June, Wednesday Gus Paolucci .............................................. 19 prayer, and penance. Membership Meeting – TBD Judge Michael Cicconetti ............................ 24 Anthony Iliano Sr. ....................................... 25 Most Christians refer to the week before Easter JULY luglio as "Holy Week", which contains the days of the 28 July, Wednesday When you see these members this month, be Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday, Membership Meeting – TBD sure to wish them buon compleanno. commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the AUGUST agosto crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Western 20 August, Friday HEALTH AND WELFARE Christianity, Eastertide, or the Easter Season, Golf Outing – Erie Shores Golf Club in salute e benessere begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven Madison, Ohio. See Attachment 1 for sign up There are no names to mentioned here. weeks, ending with the coming of the 50th day, sheet. Pentecost Sunday. SEPTEMBER settembre APRIL FOOLS’ DAY Easter and the holidays that are related to it are 29 September, Wednesday April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual moveable feasts which do not fall on a fixed Club Bocce Tournament – More information custom on April 1 consisting of practical jokes date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars which to follow. and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the follow only the cycle of the Sun; rather, its date OCTOBER ottobre recipient. Mass media can be involved in these is offset from the date of Passover and is 1 October, Friday pranks, which may be revealed as such the therefore calculated based on a lunisolar AIHC Fund Raiser – LaVera Party Center in following day. The day is not a public holiday in calendar similar to the Hebrew calendar. The Willoughby Hills. More details to follow. any country except Odessa in Ukraine, where First Council of Nicaea established two rules, 27 October, Wednesday the first of April is an official city holiday. The independence of the Jewish calendar and Club Clam Bake – More information to follow custom of setting aside a day for playing worldwide uniformity, which were the only rules harmless pranks upon one's neighbor has been for Easter explicitly laid down by the council. NOVEMBER novembre relatively common in the world historically. No details for the computation were specified; 17 November, Wednesday these were worked out in practice, a process Membership Meeting (Game Night) – More As well as people playing pranks on one that took centuries and generated a number of information to follow another on April Fools' Day, elaborate pranks controversies. It has come to be the first have appeared on radio and TV stations, Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon that DECEMBER dicembre newspapers, and websites, and have been 12 December, Sunday occurs on or soonest after 21 March. Even if performed by large corporations. In one calculated on the basis of the more accurate Club Family Christmas Party – More famous prank in 1957, the BBC broadcast a information to follow Gregorian calendar, the date of that full moon 1 of 3 . NEWSLETTER APRIL aprile 2021 sometimes differs from that of the astronomical they sleep. They wake to find their baskets Il Giuramento di Pontida first full moon after the March equinox. filled with candy eggs and other treats. In early April, there is a historical re-enactment at Pontida of the alliance between the Lombard The resurrection of Jesus, which Easter A custom originating in Germany, the Easter cities of Bergamo, Brescia, Mantova, and celebrates, is one of the chief tenets of the Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Cremona against Federico Barbarossa on April Christian faith. The resurrection established Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa 7, 1167. The town of Pontida is 16 km from Jesus as the Son of God and is cited as proof Claus in American culture. Many children Bergamo. that God will righteously judge the world. around the world follow the tradition of coloring The above information was obtained from Wikipedia, hard-boiled eggs and giving baskets of candy. April 21: Rome's Birthday 2021 Since the rabbit is a pest in Australia, the The date of Rome's founding (in 753BC) is Easter Bilby is available as an alternative. celebrated on April 21 so if you're in Rome, EASTER EGGS The above information was obtained from Wikipedia, watch for festivals, concerts, and special 2021 The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and events. There's usually a fireworks display rebirth. In Christianity it became associated over the Tiber River and gladiator shows with Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection. The SPECIAL DAYS IN APRIL around the forum area. custom of the Easter egg originated in the early Apr. 1: April Fools’ Day April 23: Saint George's Day Christian community of Mesopotamia, who Apr. 1: Holy Thursday In Caresana in the Piedmont region, Saint stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Apr. 2: Good Friday George's Day on April 23 is celebrated with the Christ, shed at his crucifixion. As such, for Apr. 4: Easter Sunday Palio dei Buoi, a parade of floats pulled by Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the Apr. 6: Sorry Charlie Day oxen. Saint George is the patron saint of farm empty tomb. The oldest tradition is to use dyed Apr. 12: Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day workers. chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to Apr. 13: Be Kind to Lawyers Day substitute decorated chocolate, or plastic eggs Apr. 16: Eggs Benedict Day April 25: Liberation Day filled with candy such as jellybeans; as many Apr. 22: Jellybean Day April 25 is a national holiday celebrating people give up sweets as their Lenten sacrifice, Apr. 26: Pretzel Day Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione) in individuals enjoy them at Easter after having The above information was obtained from Italy. Some services may be closed but there abstained from them during the preceding forty timeanddate.com/holidays/fun will be festivals and concerts in many places. days of Lent. April 25: Festival of San Marco Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of ITALIAN EVENTS IN APRIL Saint Mark, San Marco, is the patron saint of new life in Poland and other Slavic countries' Easter Venice and there is a festival in Saint Mark's folk traditions. A batik-like decorating process Easter, Pasqua, often falls in April. Italian Square on April 25, including a procession to known as pisanka produces intricate, brilliantly- Easter week celebrations start during the week the basilica. On this day in Venice, you should colored eggs. The celebrated House of before Easter and continue through Easter give a rose to your loved one. Fabergé workshops created exquisite jeweled Monday, La Pasquetta, a national holiday and a April 28: San Biagio Day Easter eggs for the Russian Imperial family day where you may find some very interesting San Biagio, the patron saint of Avetrana in from 1885 to 1916. festivals. One of Easter's most unusual events southern Puglia, is celebrated with a 2-day The above information was obtained from Wikipedia, is the Scoppio del Carro, or Explosion of the 2021 Cart, in front of the Duomo in Florence. festival including bands, food, a street fair, and a religious procession. April 1: Pesce d'aprile April 1 is known as Pesce d'aprile, or "April Narni: The Race of the Ring fish." It is celebrated like April Fool's Day in the The Corsa all'anello in Narni in the Umbria US, with practical jokes and pranks, often with region is part of the celebrations held the last elaborate set-ups.