Day Guide for Monday April 9th 2018

This is our day guide for Monday April 9th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 99 of 2018.

Holidays on April 9th 2018

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

Georgia: Day of National Unity. In 1989 an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries

Regional

Iraq (regional): Baghdad Liberation Day. Marks the day of overthrowing the former regime and the removal of Saddam Hussein’s rule from power

Kosovo: Constitution Day. The constitution of Kosovo was ratified on April 9th 2008 and came to effect on June 15th 2008

Philippines: The Day of Valor. Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the fall of the Bataan peninsula during the second world war.

Tunisia: Martyrs' Day. Remembers the Tunisians who were killed when French troops suppressed nationalist demonstrations in 1938

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There are no observances today.

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