Tir · Tishtrya 1395

June 21 – July 21, 2016

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Events this month

  • Tirgan · Jashn-e Tirgan · 10 Tir · Tishtrya

    Iranian · Ancient festival

    Midsummer festival of Tishtrya, the rain star, and of Arash the archer. (Name-day: 13 Tir.)

  • Babak Fort gathering · Qal'e-ye Babak · 11 Tir · Tishtrya

    Azerbaijani · Cultural

    Every year on the first weekend of July, Azerbaijani activists gather at Babak Fort near Kaleybar for Babak Khorramdin's birthday, and every year the authorities try to stop them.

  • Canada Day · 11 Tir · Tishtrya

    National · National holiday

    The anniversary of Canada's confederation on 1 July 1867.

  • Iran Air Flight 655 · Parvaz-e 655 · 12 Tir · Tishtrya

    Iranian · Historical

    The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air airliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 aboard (12 Tir 1367; 3 July 1988).

  • Nusardel · 13 Tir · Tishtrya

    Assyrian · Cultural

    The Assyrian feast seven weeks after Pentecost, with the commemoration of the Twelve Apostles, known for its water-splashing.

  • Independence Day (US) · 14 Tir · Tishtrya

    National · National holiday

    The Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776.

  • Student Uprising of 18 Tir · 18 Tir · Tishtrya

    Iranian · Historical

    After an attack on a University of Tehran dormitory, students protested across the country for days (18 Tir 1378; 9 July 1999).

  • Bastille Day (Fête nationale) · 24 Tir · Tishtrya

    National · National holiday

    France's national day, the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.

  • Dehwa Rabba · 28–29 Tir · Tishtrya

    Mandaean · Cultural

    The Mandaean New Year, 1–2 Dowla. The Mandaean year has no leap day, so it moves a day earlier every four years.

  • Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day) · Asalha Puja · 29 Tir · Tishtrya

    Buddhist · Cultural

    The Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, on the full moon of Asalha (Sri Lanka's Esala Poya), the eve of the rains retreat.

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