Chelo Kabab, Iran's national dish, combines fluffy saffron rice with grilled meat. The art of cooking rice to achieve 'tahdig' (crispy bottom) is cherished.
This day
17 Ordibehesht 2575
17 Ordibehesht 2575 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 17 Ordibehesht 1395 Shamsi and 2016-05-06 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
17 Ordibehesht 2575 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 17 Ordibehesht 1395 Shamsi and 6 May 2016 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 17 Ordibehesht 2575
- Shamsi
- 17 Ordibehesht 1395
- Gregorian
- 6 May 2016
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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