10 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta 1395

Events on this day

• Great and Holy Friday

  Christian · Cultural

  The Passion of Christ, two days before Orthodox Easter; a public holiday in Greece, Romania, Serbia and Georgia.

• Passover · Day 7

  Jewish · Cultural

  The Exodus from Egypt, eight days from 15 Nisan. Begins at sunset the evening before.

• Persian Gulf Day · Ruz-e Melli-ye Khalij-e Fars

  Iranian · Cultural

  Marks the capture of Hormuz from the Portuguese in 1622 by Shah Abbas's Safavid forces with the English East India Company, and the name of the Persian Gulf.

Other events

• Fortieth Day of Nowruz · Chehelom-e Nowruz
• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 6
• Festival of Riḍván · Riḍván · Day 10
• Guru Arjan Gurpurab · Prakash Purab Guru Arjan Dev
• Maidyozarem Gahambar · Gahanbar-e Maidyozarem · Day 1

Facts

• Day 41 of 1395
• 325 days left
• Zodiac sign: Taurus · Sowr