7 Aban · Apo 1402

Events on this day

• Cyrus the Great Day · Ruz-e Kurosh-e Bozorg

  Iranian · Cultural

  Remembers Cyrus the Great's entry into Babylon in 539 BCE, recorded on the Cyrus Cylinder. Unofficial, and widely kept.

• Marnow fast (the three days of Khawankar) · Marnow · Day 2

  Yarsan · Cultural

  The Yarsan's three-day fast before the Feast of Khawankar, from the twelfth day of the lunar month that falls between 30 Mehr and 30 Aban; Dadvah counts the moon from the crescent, so in some years the day can differ by one from the day the Yarsan announce.

Other events

• Discovery of the Holy Cross · Giut Khach
• Kathina season begins · Kathina

Facts

• Day 223 of 1402
• 142 days left
• Zodiac sign: Scorpio · Aqrab