North Little Rock e-Newsletter Provided by Diane Whitbey, City Clerk and Treasurer
April 2023
Fun Facts About April
How did April get its name? The Romans called the month of April, Aprillus. It is believed to come Friends, if you think it and want to from the verb aperire, which means find it, just search it on the internet… bloom or open. This of course makes It’s time to get out your rubber boots sense with the first buds sprouting on and splash in the rain! Let’s learn trees and flowers starting to bloom more about the most foolish month from the ground! with these fun facts! (wait, what? It’s the only planet we have we’ve had our rubber boots out for months in ArkanEarth Day is an annual event held on April 22nd dedisas!) cated to the environmental protection of our planet. The Across a large part of the world, April means spring is just beginning. The days get longer and hotter, and for first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. More than 20 million people marched many it means we officially say goodbye to winter. Generous amounts of rain tend to fall in April ushering for the environment, and to this day it’s still the largest in the new growth of spring. April showers bring May single-day protest in Ameriflowers! There is something so refreshing about a rainy spring can history. Looking after day! When the grass starts to get green and the fresh- the Earth was important then, and it’s even more imness creeps in after the desolate winter. This yearly April phenomenon is referred to as spring renewal. You portant now. The hottest month of the year? feel good, we feel good—everyone is just happier! In Thailand and many other Southeast Asian countries, April is also a mega month. From the infamous sinkApril is the hottest month of the year with temperatures ing of the world’s largest ship to celebrating the Earth in the average range of 95°F and 100°F. It’s so hot that we live on, so much happens in April. How was the month named? And why do we choose when people celebrate the Thai New Year (Songkran) on April 14th, there is a tradition of dousing people in to pull pranks on April 1st? Is that why April is often cold water that helps the locals stay cool and celebrate referred to as the cruelest month? the heat! Easter in April...but not all the time Three special flowers The Easter holiThe honorary flowers for the day jumps around month of April are the daisy and the calendar dethe sweet pea. pending on when Sunny-faced daisies are often the full moon found popping up in fields in April, lands. Technicalsignifying the start of the blooming ly, Easter always season. While sweet peas begin occurs on the their tender climb, sprouting their Sunday AFTER first tendrils from the dirt in April. the full moon AFTulips are also celebrated every TER March 21st. April in Europe, Asia and North That’s unless the America, when the tulip is the first full moon is on a flower to bloom after the spring Sunday, then Easter falls in March. (This year it will be thaw. Sunday, April 9, 2023). Basically, Easter occurs in April about 80% of the time. Beware of the trickster April 1st is April Fool’s Day. It’s the day to play mischievous pranks on family and friends (and hopefully get away with it)! Companies are getting in on the fun as well with McDonald’s introducing the McPickle Burger and Google launching Google Nose, an online database of scents. The first April Fool’s Day goes back as far as the 1600s. As a rule of thumb, always be skeptical of what you read on April Fool’s Day! Found at fundfactsabout.com
“Where’s Mel”? Be the first person to call 501-975-8617 and tell us where he’s hiding and win a prize!
1