8 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1399

Events on this day

• Purim

  Jewish · Cultural

  The rescue of the Jews of Persia told in the Book of Esther. Iranian Jews have long marked it at the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the evening before.

Other events

• First Iranian Oscar · Jodai-ye Nader az Simin
• Ayyám-i-Há · Day 2

Facts

• Day 344 of 1399
• 22 days left
• Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut