The Akito (or Kha b-Nisan) normally occurs on 1 April and the celebrations last for some days. I noted it once some years ago here.
I only just found out that this holiday is a modern revival of the ancient Mesopotamian spring New Year, the Akitu Festival, on which more here and links.
Cross-file under Syriac Watch. For more holy days affected by the pandemic (pretty much all of them in April), see here.
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