Day Guide for Monday May 17th 2027

This is our day guide for Monday May 17th 2027 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 137 of 2027.

Holidays on May 17th 2027

International: Eid Al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
International: Whit Monday. Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Cayman Islands: Discovery Day. Commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503
DR Congo: Liberation Day. Marks the 1997 coup led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila following the First Congo War
Georgia: Day of Family Purity. A public holiday intended to protect traditional values in this former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.

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Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Raja of Perlis. The Raja of Perlis , Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was born in Arau, Perlis on May 17th 1943
Norway: Constitution Day. Norway's National Day marks the adoption of the Constitution which declared the country as a kingdom independent of Sweden on May 17th 1814.

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Portugal (regional): Day of the Azores. Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.

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Spain (regional): Galician Literature Day. This annual celebration of the Galician language and its literature was initiated in 1963

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