1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1397

Events on this day

• Buddha's Birthday · Fodan

  Buddhist · Cultural

  The Buddha's birth on the 8th day of the 4th Chinese lunar month, a public holiday in South Korea, Hong Kong and Macau, lit in Korea with the Lotus Lantern Festival.

• Azerbaijani protests of May 2006

  Azerbaijani · Historical

  On 22 May 2006 thousands of Azerbaijanis protested in Tabriz against a cartoon in the state newspaper Iran; across Azerbaijan, security forces shot dead at least 20 protesters.

Other events

• Mulla Sadra Day · Ruz-e Molla Sadra
• Translation of St Nicholas's relics (Summer St Nicholas)

Facts

• Day 63 of 1397
• 302 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza