This is our day guide for Monday April 13th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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 YearRegional
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.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 13th 2015 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 103 of 2015 | |
| 262 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 16 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1966 - Iraqi politician Abdul Salam Arif dies in a mysterious helicopter crash at the banks of the Shatt al-Arab river in South Iraq. | |
| 1959 - Dutch orchestral conductor Eduard van Beinum dies after having a heart attack. | |
| 1742 - George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah has its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland. | |
| Every year - Songkran, the Water Festival, starts, signifying the end of the Thai year. |
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