April 10 Holidays

National Siblings Day was founded in 1995 by Claudia Evart of New York City to honor her late brother and sister, who died young — the date marks her sister Lisette’s birthday. National Hug Your Dog Day was created to promote the therapeutic benefits of physical affection between humans and their dogs, a bond supported by decades of human-animal interaction research. Orthodox Good Friday is the Eastern Orthodox commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, observed according to the Julian calendar and a public holiday in several Orthodox-majority countries. Encourage a Young Writer Day was created to prompt adults to give specific, concrete encouragement to young people who write — feedback that research shows dramatically increases persistence. Siblings, fur, solemnity, and a pen in a young hand.