Day Guide for Thursday April 14th 2022

This is our day guide for Thursday April 14th 2022 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 104 of 2022.

Holidays on April 14th 2022

International: Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Puthandu also known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year
International: Maundy Thursday. Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
Bangladesh: 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.
Cambodia: Khmer New Year. First day of Cambodian New Year. Known as Maha Songkran, it is a day to welcome the new year
Honduras: Panamerican Day. Commemorates the First International Conference of American States which ended on 14 April 1890

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India (regional): Mahavir Jayanti. Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)

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India (regional): Biju Festival. Tripura. Biju Festival is a three-day festival that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of the Chakma people.

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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): Dr Ambedkar Jayanti. Celebrated to mark the birthday of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist

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India (regional): Mahabishuba Sankranti. Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar

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India (regional): Vaisakhi. The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬

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India (regional): Cheiraoba. Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year and is celebrated during the month of April.
Lao: Lao New Year. Celebrated for three days, this is the most important festival in Laos
Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday. Second day of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year
Nepal: Nepali New Year. Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
Thailand: Songkran. Festivities continue on the second day of the holidays to celebrate traditional Thai New Year

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There are no observances today.

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