Cyrus the Great Day
Day commemorating Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire and author of the first human rights charter.
This day
7 Aban 2574
7 Aban 2574 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 7 Aban 1394 Shamsi and 2015-10-29 Gregorian. Cyrus the Great Day is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
7 Aban 2574 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 7 Aban 1394 Shamsi and 29 October 2015 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 7 Aban 2574
- Shamsi
- 7 Aban 1394
- Gregorian
- 29 October 2015
Today's occasion
Cultural insight
Today is 7 Aban in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
Verse of the day
یار بیپرده از در و دیوار میرود جلوه کنان جای جای
“The beloved unveiled from door and wall Goes displaying beauty everywhere”
— Hafez
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