Day Guide for Monday April 13th 2015

This is our day guide for Monday April 13th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 103 of 2015.

Holidays on April 13th 2015

International: Orthodox Easter Monday. The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
International: Orthodox Easter Day. Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
Egypt: Sham El Nessim. Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
Myanmar: Thingyan. The Water Festival holidays precede the New Year
Sri Lanka: Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve. 13 April is the day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year

Regional

Switzerland (regional): Sechselauten. This regional festival originated in medieval times when guildhalls across Zurich celebrated the first day of summer working hours
Thailand: Songkran. The Songkran festival is the traditional Thai New Year's Day and is celebrated from April 13 to April 15.

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There are no observances today.

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