23 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1414

Events on this day

• Hola Mohalla

  Sikh · Cultural

  The Sikh festival of martial skills at Anandpur Sahib, the day after Holi, begun by Guru Gobind Singh in 1701.

• 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

• Bahá'í Fast · Day 13
• Farvardigan · Farvardegan · Day 4
• Great Lent · Day 11
• Last Thursday of the Year · Panjshanbe-ye Akhar-e Sal
• Parwanaya · Day 4

Facts

• Day 359 of 1414
• 6 days left
• Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut