20 Dey 2589 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 20 Dey 1409 Shamsi and 2031-01-10 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
20 Dey 2589 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 20 Dey 1409 Shamsi and 10 January 2031 Gregorian.
In his next call, Prince Reza Pahlavi asked Iranians to come out on Saturday and Sunday, 20–21 Dey, from 6 PM with flags and national symbols, and called for nationwide strikes in key sectors. The goal, he declared, was no longer merely to march but to prepare to seize and hold city centers — and he vowed to return to Iran.
Modern Era
Today is 20 Dey in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
مرده بدم زنده شدم، گریه بدم خنده شدم دولت عشق آمد و من دولت پاینده شدم
“I was dead, I became alive; I was tears, I became laughter The fortune of love came and I became eternal fortune”
— Rumi