What you can read here
Find out what your birth year means in two traditions, when Nowruz falls in any year, and why Persian dates move against the Gregorian calendar.
- The Chinese zodiacTwelve animals, one for each year. Find yours and read what the tradition carries for it.
- The Persian borjTwelve signs, one for each Persian month, beginning where its month begins.
- The twelve monthsWhat each Persian month is called in Iran and in Afghanistan, how long it runs, and when it falls.
- NowruzThe first day of the Persian year, with the Gregorian date it fell on in every documented year.
- Yalda nightThe night that ends the last day of Azar, with both Gregorian dates it spans in every documented year.
- Calendar guidesHow the calendar is built, why its dates move, and which date format suits what.