July 17, 2024 Special Days: The day marks major religious festivities with the auspicious Hindu festival Shayani Ekadashi, also Devshayani Ekadashi or Ashadhi Ekadashi taking place on Wednesday. Then there is Gauri Vrat, also known as Morakat Vrat, being observed on the day. Ashura, a significant day of commemoration in Islam, will fall on July 17. Ashura Day occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. A series of national and international major and minor observances like World Day for International Justice, World Emoji Day, Constitution Day Korea, National Peach Ice Cream Day, National Tattoo Day, National Lottery Day, National Hot Dog Day and many more will also take place. July 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates in July.

List of Festivals & Events Falling on July 17, 2024 (Wednesday)

  1. Shayani Ekadashi/Devshayani Ekadashi/Ashadhi Ekadashi

  2. Gauri Vrat or Morakat Vrat

  3. Ashura

  4. World Day for International Justice

  5. World Emoji Day

  6. Constitution Day Korea

  7. National Peach Ice Cream Day (US)

  8. Yellow Pig Day

  9. National Tattoo Day

  10. National Lottery Day

  11. National Hot Dog Day

  12. Hemp History Week (July 17 to July 23)

  13. South Asian Heritage Month (July 18 to August 17)

Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries

  1. Donald Sutherland Birth Anniversary

  2. Angela Merkel

  3. Billie Lourd

  4. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

  5. Samyuktha Hegde

  6. Ravi Kishan

  7. Zarina Wahab

  8. Vishnu Vishal

  9. P. Bharathiraja

  10. Ananya Birla

  11. Kiran Juneja

  12. Sunil Lanba

  13. Mallika Dua

  14. Chahat Khanna

  15. Sanjay Narvekar

July 16, 2024 Festivals and Events.

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