April Events 2010 |
| Date |
Events |
| 4 April |
ITALY, Florence Scoppio del Carro - festively exploding a cart in Piazza del Duomo on Easter Sunday, set off by a mechanical dove driven from the Altar during High Mass. |
| 28 March - 4 April |
SPAIN, Seville and Granada, Holy Week [Semana Santa] - hundreds of parades, torchlit processions and singing over the Easter weekend. |
| 4 April Easter weekend |
GREECE, Chios Island, Vrontados, Church Rocket War, Rouketopolemos - two rival churches will fire around 60,000 firework rockets at each other between 8pm on Saturday and midday Easter Sunday. |
| 20 - 25 April 2010 10 - 15 May 2011 24 - 29 April 2012 |
SPAIN La Feria de Abril [April Fair] in Seville - Seville's best party with traditional dress, parades, dancing and wild parties in a gorgeous environment. |
| 30 April [same date every year] |
NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam Orange Festival [Queens Day], for lovers of the colour orange, beer and dope, this is a massive street and canal-boat dance party, starting the night before. |
| 30 April - 1 May [same date every year] |
FINLAND, Helsinki Vappu - a lively May Day celebration, particularly for students of alcoholic excess. |
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