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Kab ( ps, كب) is the name of the twelfth and last month of the Afghan calendar. It occurs in the late winter season (from February 19/20 to March 19/20). It has 29 days in usual years but 30 days in leap years. Kab corresponds with the tropical Zodiac sign
Pisces Pisces may refer to: * Pisces, an obsolete (because of land vertebrates) taxonomic superclass including all fish * Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign * Pisces (constellation), a constellation **Pisces Overdensity, an overdensity of stars in ...
. ''Kab'' literally means "fish" in Pashto.


Events


Observances and holidays

* 27 Kab:
St. Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ga, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit=the Day of the Festival of Patrick), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patr ...
* 29 Kab: Feast of St. Joseph * Last Tuesday of Kab: Chaharshanbe Suri


Movable observance

* Lantern Festival: Held 15 days following the Chinese New Year, date falls on first or second week of this month {{AfghanMonths Pashto names for the months of the Solar Hijri calendar ps:کب(مياشت)