5 Aban · Apo 1413
Events on this day
- Feast of Khawankar · Khawankar
Yarsan · Cultural
The chief feast of the Yarsan, from the evening of the third day of the Marnow fast; its date is counted from the crescent and can differ by one day from the one the Yarsan announce.
- Pavarana (end of the Rains Retreat) · Pavarana
Buddhist · Cultural
The end of the three-month rains retreat, on the full moon of Ashvin (Sri Lanka's Vap Poya, Thailand's Wan Ok Phansa); Thailand sometimes keeps it a month later.
- Marnow fast (the three days of Khawankar) · Marnow · Day 3
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.
Facts
- Day 221 of 1413
- 144 days left
- Zodiac sign: Scorpio · Aqrab