Summer · Month 5 of 12

Mordad

/mor-DAAD/

مرداد

From Ameretat — "Immortality" in Avestan, the divine principle of life eternal

Mordad derives from Ameretat, the Zoroastrian angel of immortality and the protector of plants. In the scorching peak of summer, the name is an act of defiance — life is immortal even in the heat. Persian gardens in this month are walls against oblivion.

Celebrations in Mordad

Mordad 7AmordadeganCelebration of Ameretat — immortality and the spirit of plants and trees. A day to honour nature and the gift of life.

Omar Khayyam · Rubaiyat

The mathematician who built this calendar also wrote some of the most beautiful poetry in human history. Read today's verse.

Today's verse by Khayyam→