Esfand means 'holy devotion' and is the last month before Nowruz. It is dedicated to Spenta Armaiti, guardian of earth and womanhood.
This day
1 Esfand 2573
1 Esfand 2573 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 1 Esfand 1393 Shamsi and 2015-02-20 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
1 Esfand 2573 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 1 Esfand 1393 Shamsi and 20 February 2015 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 1 Esfand 2573
- Shamsi
- 1 Esfand 1393
- Gregorian
- 20 February 2015
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
چو آفتاب تو طالع شدی ز مشرق روح ز مشرق تو دگر آفتاب سر نزند
“When you rose as sun from the east of soul From your east no other sun shall rise”
— Rumi
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