Day Guide for Friday April 14th 2023

This is our day guide for Friday April 14th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 104 of 2023.

Holidays on April 14th 2023

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
International: Orthodox Good Friday. Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
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

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India (regional): Cheiraoba. Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year and is celebrated during the month of April.

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

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India (regional): Mahabishuba Sankranti. Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar

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India (regional): Vaisakhi. The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬

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India (regional): Dr Ambedkar Jayanti. Celebrated to mark the birthday of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist

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India (regional): Bohag Bihu Holiday. First day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
Lao: Lao New Year. Celebrated for three days, this is the most important festival in Laos
Liberia: Fast and Prayer Day. A religious holiday dedicated to collective reflection and self-discipline
Myanmar: Thingyan Holiday. Second day of the Water Festival before Burmese New Year
Nepal: Nepali New Year. Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
Thailand: Songkran. Festivities continue on the second day of the holidays to celebrate traditional Thai New Year

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Observances on April 14th 2023

  • USA: National Dolphin Day
  • USA: National Ex Spouse Day
  • USA: National Pan American Day
  • USA: National Pecan Day
  • USA: National Reach as High as You Can Day
  • USA: National That Sucks Day
  • South Korea: Black Day
  • USA: National Gardening Day
  • Georgia: Mother Language Day 

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