9 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1411

Name: Beginning of the Great Fast (Assyrian)
Start: 2033-02-27
End: 2033-02-27

Sunday, February 27, 2033

Events on this day

Beginning of the Great Fast (Assyrian) · Sawma Raba
Assyrian · Cultural

The Sunday seven weeks before Easter that opens the Great Fast, the Assyrian Church of the East's 50-day Lent.
Khamenei killed · Koshte shodan-e Khamenei
Iranian · Historical

Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Republic since 1989, was killed in an Israeli air strike on his compound in Tehran, part of a joint operation with the United States, on the first day of the 2026 Iran war (9 Esfand 1404; 28 February 2026). Iranians celebrated in the streets of many cities.
Maha Shivaratri
Hindu · Cultural

The great night of Shiva, kept with a night-long fast and vigil on the 14th night of the waning moon of Magha (Phalguna in the northern reckoning), in February or March.