5 Farvardin · Fravashi 1403

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

• Nirvana Day (Chinese calendar)
• Great Lent · Day 7
• Holika Dahan
• Palm Sunday
• Panje-o-Tar · Day 5
• Sunday of Orthodoxy

Facts

• Day 5 of 1403
• 361 days left
• Zodiac sign: Aries · Hamal