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16 Farvardin 2580
16 Farvardin 2580 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1400 Shamsi and 2021-04-05 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
16 Farvardin 2580 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Monday — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1400 Shamsi and 5 April 2021 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 16 Farvardin 2580
- Shamsi
- 16 Farvardin 1400
- Gregorian
- 5 April 2021
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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