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28 Ordibehesht 2576

28 Ordibehesht 2576 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 28 Ordibehesht 1396 Shamsi and 2017-05-18 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

28 Ordibehesht 2576 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 28 Ordibehesht 1396 Shamsi and 18 May 2017 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
28 Ordibehesht 2576
Shamsi
28 Ordibehesht 1396
Gregorian
18 May 2017

Cultural insight

The first wine in the world may have been made in ancient Persia around 5000 BCE. Archaeological evidence from the Zagros Mountains supports this.

Verse of the day

تن آدمی شریف است به جان آدمیت نه همین لباس زیباست نشان آدمیت

“The human body is noble through the soul of humanity Not just fine clothes that mark humanity”

— Saadi

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