26 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1410
Events on this day
- Festival of Fire · Chaharshanbe Suri
Iranian · Ancient festival
Bonfires on the eve of the year's last Wednesday, to leave the old year's troubles behind.
- Halabja chemical attack
Kurdish · Historical
Saddam Hussein's regime gassed the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988, killing thousands.
Other events
- Bahá'í Fast · Day 16
- Farvardigan · Farvardegan · Day 7
- Great Lent · Day 2
- Hamaspathmaidyem Gahambar · Gahanbar-e Hamaspathmaidyem · Day 2
- Mandaean light fast (1 Qaina) · Ṣauma
Facts
- Day 362 of 1410
- 3 days left
- Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut