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Detailed explanation-1: -Q1. When is Himachal Day celebrated? Himachal Day is observed every year on 15 April to commemorate the formation of Himachal Pradesh on the same day in 1948.

Detailed explanation-2: -Himachal Pradesh is celebrating its 53rd Statehood Day with full enthusiasm across the state on Wednesday(January 25). It was on this day in 1971 that Himachal Pradesh became the 18th state of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 18th December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25th January 1971. Thus H.P. emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union. To commemorate the foundation of the state, April 15 is being celebrated every year as ‘Himachal Day’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Himachal Day is a gazetted public holiday in the Himachal Pradesh state in India. It is always celebrated on April 15th. It was on this day in 1948 that Himachal Pradesh was created as a province of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Himachal Pradesh was the 18th state formed in the Indian Union. The government of India passed the State of Himachal Pradesh Act in 1970 to make it a state. And Himachal Pradesh was made a state on January 25, 1971.