25 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1411

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.

• Chotrul Düchen (Day of Miracles) · Chotrul Duchen

  Buddhist · Cultural

  The first full moon after Losar, closing the fifteen days of the Buddha's miracles at Shravasti, kept with displays of butter lamps.

• 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.

• Completion of the Shahnameh · Payan-e Sorayesh-e Shahnameh

  Iranian · Cultural

  Ferdowsi finished the Shahnameh, the Persian Book of Kings, in 1010 after some thirty years' work.

Other events

• Bahá'í Fast · Day 15
• Nirvana Day (Chinese calendar)
• Farvardigan · Farvardegan · Day 6
• Great Lent · Day 9
• Hamaspathmaidyem Gahambar · Gahanbar-e Hamaspathmaidyem · Day 1
• Holika Dahan
• Parvin E'tesami Day · Ruz-e Parvin E'tesami
• Parwanaya · Day 5

Facts

• Day 361 of 1411
• 4 days left
• Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut