Laṛam
Laṛám (Pashto: لړم) is the name of the eighth month of the Afghan calendar. It has 30 days. The Dari word for the month is 'Aqrab.[1]
Laṛám occurs in the autumn season (from October 22/23 to November 20/21). It corresponds with the tropical Zodiac sign Scorpio. Laṛám means "scorpion" in Pashto.
Observances
- United States Navy Day - 5 or 6 Laram
- Republic Day in Turkey - 6 or 7 Laram
- Birthday of the Royal Marines and Czech Independence Day and anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia - 6 or 7 Laram
- Halloween and Reformation Day - 9 Laram
- October Revolution Day (former), Day of Military Honour on the anniversary of the 1941 October Revolution Parades (current) - 16 Laram
- Victory Day (Azerbaijan) - 17 Laram
- United States Marine Corps birthday - 19 or 20 Laram
- Remembrance Day (Commonwealth)/Veterans Day - 20 or 21 Laram
- Remembrance Sunday (Great Britain) - Third Sunday of Laram
- Volkstrauertag - Last Sunday of Laram
References
- ↑ Gyllenbok, Jan (2018). Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures Volume 1. Birkhäuser. p. 244. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57598-8. ISBN 978-3-319-57598-8.