Esfand
Esfand (Persian: اسفند, Persian pronunciation: [esˈfænd][1]) is the twelfth and final month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Esfand has twenty-nine days[1] normally, and thirty during leap years. It begins in February and ends in March of the Gregorian calendar. The Afghan Persian name is Hūt; in Pashto it is Kab.
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Esfand is the third and last month of the winter season (Zemestan), and is followed by Farvardin.[1]
Events
- 20 - 1389 - Japanese earthquake - Fukushima disaster
Observances
- 5 Esfand: Sepandārmazgān
- 15 Esfand: Arbor Day in Iran This date, which typically starts on March 5, starts Natural Recyclable Resources Week, ending on March 12.
- 27 Esfand: St. Patrick's Day
- 29 Esfand: Feast of St. Joseph
- Last Wednesday of Esfand: Chaharshanbe Suri
Deaths
- 16 - 1391 - Hugo Chávez, was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013
- 17 - 1308 - William Howard Taft, Chief Justice and 27th President of the United States
- 18 - 1390 - Simin Daneshvar, Iranian was an Iranian[4] academic, novelist, fiction writer and translator.
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