Definition. A consonant is a speech sound that's not a vowel. The sound of a consonant is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, a consonant is any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
Tater Day is an annual festival held on the first Monday in April. The celebration is over 100 years old.
Tax Day will come 3 days later in 2016. Procrastinators, listen up. You get three extra days to gather your paperwork and file your federal tax return in 2016. The tax deadline is April 18.You can thank Washington, D.C., for the gift. Washington will celebrate Emancipation Day on April 15.mancipation Day typically is celebrated on April 16. Itâs the day President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. April 16 falls on a Saturday in 2016, so Emancipation Day will be celebrated on April 15. And Tax Day will be pushed back to April 18.