17 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1416
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.
- Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Losar · Day 2
Buddhist · Cultural
The Tibetan New Year, the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar, celebrated for fifteen days with the main festivities on the first three.
- Women's March Against Compulsory Hijab
Iranian · Historical
On International Women's Day, tens of thousands of women marched in Tehran against the new rule of compulsory hijab (17 Esfand 1357; 8 March 1979).
Other events
Facts
- Day 353 of 1416
- 13 days left
- Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut