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16 Farvardin 2577
16 Farvardin 2577 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1397 Shamsi and 2018-04-05 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
16 Farvardin 2577 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1397 Shamsi and 5 April 2018 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 16 Farvardin 2577
- Shamsi
- 16 Farvardin 1397
- Gregorian
- 5 April 2018
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
هر که او بیدارتر، پردردتر هر که او آگاهتر، رخ زردتر
“The more awake, the more one suffers The more aware, the paler the face”
— Rumi
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