Day Guide for Saturday April 15th 2017

This is our day guide for Saturday April 15th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 105 of 2017.

Holidays on April 15th 2017

International: Holy Saturday. Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
International: Great Saturday. Orthodox Holy Saturday takes place on the Day before Orthodox Easter.

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Bolivia (regional): Public Holiday. The city of Tarija commemorates the Batalla de la Tablada which was fought on April 15th 1817.
Cambodia: Khmer New Year Holiday. Second day of Cambodian New Year. Known as Virak Wanabat, it is a time to think of the less fortunate in society
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Easter. 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.

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India (regional): Bengali New Year. Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the Bengali calendar in 1556 (Gregorian calendar) to make the collection of land tax easier in 'Subah Bangla', much of which is now in Bangladesh.

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India (regional): Bohag Bihu. This is the most important agricultural festival in Assam and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year, signifying the time of harvest.

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India (regional): Himachal Day. Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948
Lao: Lao New Year Holiday. Third day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year

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Malaysia (regional): Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City. Malacca City was declared as a UNESCO Historic City on April 15th 1989.
Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday. Third day of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year
Thailand: Songkran. Festivities continue on the third day of the holidays to celebrate traditional Thai New Year

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There are no observances today.

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