Day Guide for Saturday April 15th 2017 What are the holidays on April 15th 2017?

This is our day guide for Saturday April 15th 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 15th 2017

International: Holy Saturday

Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb

International: Great Saturday

Orthodox Holy Saturday takes place on the Day before Orthodox Easter.

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Bolivia (regional): Public Holiday

The city of Tarija commemorates the Batalla de la Tablada which was fought on April 15th 1817.

Cambodia: Khmer New Year Holiday

Second day of Cambodian New Year. Known as Virak Wanabat, it is a time to think of the less fortunate in society

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Easter

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.

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India (regional): 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.

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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): Himachal Day

Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948

Lao: Lao New Year Holiday

Third day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year

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Malaysia (regional): Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City

Malacca City was declared as a UNESCO Historic City on April 15th 1989.

Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday

Third day of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year

Thailand: Songkran

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

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General Information for April 15th 2017
There are 12 public holidays today.
Day 105 of 2017
260 days left in 2017
Week 15 of the year
On this Day in History
1989 - 96 football fans are crushed to death in the Hillsborough Tragedy.
1972 - Hanoi and Haiphong Harbour are bombed by the United States during the Vietnam war.
1912 - In the early hours of the morning, the last section of the Titanic sinks beneath the surface of the water.
1814 - Medora Leigh - thought to have been the incestuous lovechild of Lord Byron and Augusta - is born.