24 Aban · Apo 1414

Events on this day

  • Bloody Aban

    Iranian · Historical

    Protests over a fuel-price rise were crushed with live fire and an internet shutdown; hundreds were killed (from 24 Aban 1398; 15 November 2019).

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Facts

  • Day 240 of 1414
  • 125 days left
  • Zodiac sign: Scorpio · Aqrab