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The first day of the calendar year, Nowruz ("New Day"), is the greatest festival of the year in Iran, Afghanistan, and some surrounding historically Persian-influenced regions. The celebration is filled with many festivities and runs a course of 13 days, the last day of which is called siz-dah bedar (سیزدهبدر; "outdoor 13th"), or ...
Tir (Persian: تیر, Persian pronunciation: [1]) is the fourth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Tir has thirty-one days, [1] spanning parts of June and July in the Gregorian calendar [citation needed]. In Afghan Persian it is called Saraṭān (Cancer).
Esfand (Persian: اسفند, Persian pronunciation: [1]) is the twelfth and final month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Esfand has twenty-nine days [1] normally, and thirty during leap years. [2] It begins in February and ends in March of the Gregorian calendar [citation needed].
Variants of the Jalali calendar are still in use today in Iran and Afghanistan. In Iran, the Persian names of the zodiac are used, while in Afghanistan the original Arabic names are used. [citation needed] The Jalali calendar gains approximately 1 day on the Julian calendar every 128 years. [citation needed]
Also celebrated in Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Tajikistan, Turkey (by Kurds and Azeris), and in Pakistan (by Pashtuns and Balochs) December 20: December 21: December 22 1 Dey: Khorram rooz: Ancient Persian considered this the first day of their New Year: December 21: December 22: December 23 10 Bahman: Sadeh: 50 days before Nowruz ...
The Iranian calendar or Iranian chronology (Persian: گاهشماری ایرانی, Gâh Ŝomâriye Irâni) are a succession of calendars created and used for over two millennia in Iran, also known as Persia. One of the longest chronological records in human history, the Iranian calendar has been modified many times for administrative purposes.
Shahrivar (Persian: شهریور, Persian pronunciation: [ʃæhɾiːˈvæɾ] [1]) is the sixth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Shahrivar has thirty-one days. [1] It begins in August and ends in September by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed] The Afghan Persian name is Sonbola; in ...
Aban (Persian: آبان, Persian pronunciation: [ɒːˈbɒːn] [1]) is the eighth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Aban has 30 days. [1] It begins in October and ends in November by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed] Aban corresponds to the tropical astrological month of Scorpio.