25 Aban 2585 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 25 Aban 1405 Shamsi and 2026-11-16 Gregorian. Bloody November Anniversary is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
25 Aban 2585 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Monday — equivalent to 25 Aban 1405 Shamsi and 16 November 2026 Gregorian.
On November 15, 2019, widespread protests against fuel price hikes began across Iran. The Islamic regime responded by cutting internet and shooting directly at protesters, killing hundreds. This uprising is known as "Bloody November."
Today is 25 Aban in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
چشمه چون ز سنگ بر میآید دُر و مرجان ز کوه سر میآید
“When a spring emerges from rock Pearls and coral come from mountains”
— Saadi