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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.
Mehr (Persian: مهر, Persian pronunciation: [1]) is the seventh month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Mehr has thirty days. [1] It begins in September and ends in October by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed] Mehr is the first month of autumn, and is followed by Aban. [1]
Ordibehesht or Ardibehesht (Persian: اردیبهشت, Persian pronunciation: [oɾdiːbeˈheʃt / æɾdiːbeˈheʃt]) [1] is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar, [1] which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan. It has 31 days [1] and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Dari name for the month is ...
Here’s what to know about when, how, and by whom Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year, is celebrated—as well as how it began about 3,000 years ago.
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).
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 ...
Afghanistan legally adopted the official Jalali calendar in 1922 [1] but with different month names. Afghanistan uses Arabic names of the zodiacal signs; for example, the Saur Revolution in 1978 took place in the second month of the Solar Hijri calendar (Persian Ordibehesht; Saur is named after Taurus).
Bahman (Persian: بهمن, Persian pronunciation: [1]) is the eleventh and penultimate month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Bahman has thirty days. [1] It begins in January and ends in February of the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed] The month is equivalent to Aquarius in the Zodiac.