Day Guide for Friday April 14th 2017 What are the holidays on April 14th 2017?

This is our day guide for Friday April 14th 2017 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 14th 2017

International: Good Friday

Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.

International: Orthodox Good Friday

Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church

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

Not a Public Holiday

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

Regional

India (regional): Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

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

Regional

India (regional): Vishu

Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and energy in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks

Regional

India (regional): Biju Festival

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

Lao: Lao New Year Holiday

Second day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year

Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday

Second day of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year

Thailand: Songkran

Festivities continue on the second day of the holidays to celebrate traditional Thai New Year

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General Information for April 14th 2017
There are 12 public holidays today.
Day 104 of 2017
261 days left in 2017
Week 15 of the year
On this Day in History
2005 - The US Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licences issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
1976 - Morocco and Mauritania partition the Western Sahara.
1912 - Father of modern journalism William T Stead dies, having been on board the Titanic.
1857 - Queen Victoria's daughter Beatrice is born.