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 2579
1 Esfand 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 1 Esfand 1399 Shamsi and 2021-02-19 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
1 Esfand 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 1 Esfand 1399 Shamsi and 19 February 2021 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 1 Esfand 2579
- Shamsi
- 1 Esfand 1399
- Gregorian
- 19 February 2021
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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