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APPENDIX III
Afghan Calendar
The Calendar of the country is based upon the Hijra Era.
All Government letters and documents usually bear two dates—
solar and lunar. For financial and revenue purposes the solar
year, which begins from the 21st of March, is followed.
The Afghan solar months are :—
Number of days First day falls on
1. Hama (Aries) ... 31 21st of March
2. Thaur (Taurus) ... 31 21st of April
3. Jawza (Gemini) ... 32 22nd of May
4. Saratan (Cancer) ... 31 23rd of June
5. Asad (Leo) ... 31 24th of July
6. Sunbula (Virgo) ... 31 24th of August
7. Mizan (Libra) ... 30 24th of September
8. Aqrab (Scorpio) ... 30 24th of October
9. Qaus (Sagittarius) ... 29 24th of November
10. Jaddi (Capricornus) 29 23rd of December
11. Dalv (Aquarius) ... 30 21st of January
12. Hoot (Pisces) ... 30 20th of February
Afghanistan Government Holidays
First of Hamal (March 21st) ... Nihalshani (plantation).
Sixth of Jawza (May 26th) ... Independence day. (King
Mohd. Nadir Shah took Thal on that day)
Asad, one week for Independence Celebrations. One day
for Pashtunistan.
First of Ramazan month.
Three days on account of Id-ul-Fitr.
18th of Sunbula ... opening of the Afghan National
Assembly
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