Day Guide for Monday April 17th 2017

This is our day guide for Monday April 17th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 107 of 2017.

Holidays on April 17th 2017

International: Easter Monday. Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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
Gabon: Women's Day. Marks the appointment of the first female to the Government in Gabon
Israel: Pesach VII. Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
Lao: Lao New Year Holiday. Extra day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
Myanmar: Burmese New Year. The Burmese New Year falls on the day that the sun enters the star sign of Aries

Public sector only

USA (regional): Emancipation Day. Washington DC Only. Weekday closest to April 16th. marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia

Public sector only

USA (regional): Patriots Day. Commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord in 1775

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There are no observances today.

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