Dey · Dadvah 1394
December 22, 2015 – January 20, 2016
| Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 22 Dec | 2 23 | 3 24 | 4 25 | |||
| 5 26 | 6 27 | 7 28 | 8 29 | 9 30 | 10 31 | 11 1 Jan |
| 12 2 | 13 3 | 14 4 | 15 5 | 16 6 | 17 7 | 18 8 |
| 19 9 | 20 10 | 21 11 | 22 12 | 23 13 | 24 14 | 25 15 |
| 26 16 | 27 17 | 28 18 | 29 19 | 30 20 | ||
Events this month
- Christmas · Krismas · 4 Dey · Dadvah
Christian · Cultural
The birth of Jesus, kept on 25 December by most churches; the Armenian Church keeps it with Theophany on 6 January.
- Zartosht No-Diso, Death of Zarathustra · Zartosht No-Diso · 5 Dey · Dadvah
Zoroastrian · Ancient festival
Zoroastrians remember the death of Zarathustra on Khorshid day of the month Dey. (Fasli: 26 December.)
- Martyrdom of the Younger Sahibzade · Shaheedi Divas Chhote Sahibzade · 7 Dey · Dadvah
Sikh · Historical
Guru Gobind Singh's youngest sons, Zorawar Singh (8) and Fateh Singh (5), executed at Sirhind in 1704 on the Mughal governor's orders after refusing to convert to Islam.
- Armenian Christmas Eve (Khetum) · Khetum · 15 Dey · Dadvah
Armenian · Cultural
The eve of the Armenian Nativity and Theophany, with the evening liturgy and the family meal.
- Armenian Christmas and Theophany · Krismas-e Armani · 16 Dey · Dadvah
Armenian · Cultural
The Armenian Church keeps the Nativity and Theophany together on 6 January.
- Orthodox Christmas (Nativity of Christ) · Rozhdestvo Khristovo · 17 Dey · Dadvah
Christian · Cultural
The Nativity of Christ on the old calendar (25 December Julian); a public holiday in Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Georgia.
- Death of Amir Kabir · Amir Kabir · 20 Dey · Dadvah
Iranian · Historical
Amir Kabir, the reforming chief minister who founded the Dar ul-Funun, was killed at Fin, Kashan, on 10 January 1852.
- Maghi · 24 Dey · Dadvah
Sikh · Historical
The first day of Magh, remembering the Forty Liberated, who fell at Muktsar in 1705; pilgrims bathe in the sarovar at Sri Muktsar Sahib.
- Guru Gobind Singh Gurpurab · Prakash Purab Guru Gobind Singh · 26 Dey · Dadvah
Sikh · Cultural
The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru and founder of the Khalsa, on the seventh day of the bright half of Poh; some years have it twice, others not at all.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day · 28 Dey · Dadvah
National · National holiday
A US federal holiday honouring the civil-rights leader, on the third Monday of January.
- Theophany (Orthodox Epiphany) · 29 Dey · Dadvah
Christian · Cultural
Christ's baptism in the Jordan and the Great Blessing of Waters, on 6 January of the Julian calendar; a public holiday in Georgia.
Other events
- Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast) · 1–3 Dey · Dadvah
- Nativity Fast · 1–16 Dey · Dadvah
- Nativity Fast (new calendar) · 1–3 Dey · Dadvah
- Tenth of Tevet · Asara BeTevet · 1 Dey · Dadvah
- Martyrdom of the Elder Sahibzade · Shaheedi Divas Vadde Sahibzade · 2 Dey · Dadvah
- Day of Dadvah (second) · Jashn-e Dey · 2 Dey · Dadvah
- Christmas Eve · 3 Dey · Dadvah
- Mandaean light fast (9 Sarṭana) · Ṣauma · 3 Dey · Dadvah
- Dattatreya Jayanti · Datta Jayanti · 4 Dey · Dadvah
- Rudaki Day · Ruz-e Rudaki · 4 Dey · Dadvah
- Bam Earthquake · Zelzeleh-ye Bam · 5 Dey · Dadvah
- Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day) · 5 Dey · Dadvah
- Synaxis of the Theotokos · 5 Dey · Dadvah
- Amitabha's Birthday · Amituofo · 6 Dey · Dadvah
- Batizmi (Feast of Pir Ali) · Batizmî · 6–13 Dey · Dadvah
- Feast of the Holy Family · Eyd-e Khanevadeh-ye Moqaddas · 6 Dey · Dadvah
- Holy Innocents (Childermas) · Ruz-e Kudakan-e Bigonah · 7 Dey · Dadvah
- Roboski massacre · 7 Dey · Dadvah
- Dar ul-Funun Opens · Dar ol-Fonun · 8 Dey · Dadvah
- Sir-o-Sur · 8 Dey · Dadvah
- Day of Dadvah (third) · Jashn-e Dey · 9 Dey · Dadvah
- Mandaean light fast (15 Sarṭana) · Ṣauma · 9 Dey · Dadvah
- Maidyarem Gahambar · Gahanbar-e Maidyarem · 10–14 Dey · Dadvah
- Nineteen Day Feast · 10 Dey · Dadvah
- New Year's Day · Sal-e No-ye Miladi · 11 Dey · Dadvah
- Mary, Mother of God (Holy Name of Jesus) · Eyd-e Maryam, Madar-e Khoda · 11 Dey · Dadvah
- Bakhtiari Take Isfahan for the Constitution · Vorud-e Bakhtiari-ha be Esfahan · 15 Dey · Dadvah
- Twelfth Night · Shab-e Davazdahom · 15 Dey · Dadvah
- Epiphany · 16 Dey · Dadvah
- Orthodox Christmas Eve · 16 Dey · Dadvah
- Day of Dadvah (fourth) · Jashn-e Dey · 17 Dey · Dadvah
- Unveiling Decree · Kashf-e Hejab · 17 Dey · Dadvah
- Mandaean light fast (23 Sarṭana) · Ṣauma · 17 Dey · Dadvah
- Merelots: Remembrance of the Dead after the Nativity · Merelots · 17 Dey · Dadvah
- Baptism of the Lord · Eyd-e Ta'mid-e Masih · 20 Dey · Dadvah
- Rogation of the Virgins · 21 Dey · Dadvah
- Rosh Chodesh · 21 Dey · Dadvah
- Naming of the Lord · Anvanakochutyun Tyarn · 23 Dey · Dadvah
- Lohri · 24 Dey · Dadvah
- Old New Year · 24 Dey · Dadvah
- Makar Sankranti · 25 Dey · Dadvah
- Thai Pongal · 25 Dey · Dadvah
- Bahmangan · Jashn-e Bahmangan · 26 Dey · Dadvah
- Laba Festival · Laba · 27 Dey · Dadvah
- World Religion Day · 27 Dey · Dadvah
- Fast of Nineveh · Ba'utha d-Ninwaye · 28 Dey · Dadvah
- Nineteen Day Feast · 29 Dey · Dadvah
- First night of the Kurdish spring (Dawud Koswar's enthronement) · 29 Dey · Dadvah