15 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1412

Events on this day

• Holi

  Hindu · Cultural

  The spring festival of colours, the day after the bonfire of the Phalguna full moon, in February or March (India's official holiday list: a day later in 2027).

• 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

• Arbor Day · Ruz-e Derakht-kari
• Bahá'í Fast · Day 5
• Great Lent · Day 14
• Raperin, the 1991 Kurdish uprising · Raperîn

Facts

• Day 351 of 1412
• 15 days left
• Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut