16 Dey 2585 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 16 Dey 1405 Shamsi and 2027-01-06 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
16 Dey 2585 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Wednesday — equivalent to 16 Dey 1405 Shamsi and 6 January 2027 Gregorian.
On the tenth day of the uprising, Prince Reza Pahlavi issued his first national call in a video message: on Thursday and Friday, 18–19 Dey, at exactly 8 PM, chant together — in the streets and from your homes. The video drew tens of millions of views within two days, and seven Kurdish parties called a general strike in support.
Modern Era
Today is 16 Dey in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
حافظ از باد خزان در چمن دهر مرنج فکر معقول بکن فصل بهاران آید
“Hafez, do not grieve from autumn's wind in life's garden Think reasonably, spring will come”
— Hafez