Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta 1403

April 20 – May 20, 2024

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Events this month

  • Saadi Day · Ruz-e Saadi · 1 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Iranian · Cultural

    Commemoration of Saadi of Shiraz, poet of the Golestan and the Bustan.

  • Passover · 4–11 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Jewish · Cultural

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

  • Anzac Day · 6 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · National holiday

    Australia and New Zealand's day of remembrance, on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing in 1915.

  • Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb · 6–9 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Druze · Cultural

    The Druze pilgrimage to the tomb of the prophet Shu'ayb (Jethro) near Hittin, west of Tiberias, the most important shrine of the Druze faith, from 25 to 28 April.

  • Palm Sunday (Entry into Jerusalem) · 9 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Christian · Cultural

    Christ's entry into Jerusalem, the Sunday before Orthodox Easter and one of the Twelve Great Feasts.

  • Persian Gulf Day · Ruz-e Melli-ye Khalij-e Fars · 10 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    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.

  • International Workers' Day (May Day) · 12 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    International · International

    The labour movement's day on 1 May, a public holiday in many countries.

  • Great and Holy Friday · 14 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Christian · Cultural

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

  • Orthodox Easter (Pascha) · Pascha · 16 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Christian · Cultural

    The Resurrection of Christ, the greatest of the Orthodox holy days, dated on the Julian calendar.

  • Early May bank holiday · 17 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · National holiday

    A UK bank holiday on the first Monday of May.

  • Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) · 17 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Jewish · Historical

    Israel's day of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

  • Victory in Europe Day · 19 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · National holiday

    The end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, a public holiday in France.

  • Israel's Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) · 24 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · Historical

    Israel's day of remembrance for its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, the day before Independence Day.

  • Ferdowsi Day · Ruz-e Ferdowsi · 25 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Iranian · Cultural

    Commemoration of Ferdowsi, poet of the Shahnameh, and the day of the Persian language.

  • Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut) · 25 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · National holiday

    The declaration of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948, 5 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar.

  • Buddha's Birthday · Fodan · 26 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    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.

  • Khayyam Day · Ruz-e Khayyam · 28 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    Iranian · Cultural

    Commemoration of Omar Khayyam, poet and astronomer, whose reform shaped this calendar.

  • Victoria Day · 31 Ordibehesht · Asha Vahishta

    National · National holiday

    Canada's holiday for Queen Victoria's birthday and the reigning monarch, on the last Monday before 25 May.

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