Esfand

Esfand (, ) is the twelfth and final month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Esfand has twenty-nine days normally, and thirty during leap years. It begins in February and ends in March of the Gregorian calendar.

Esfand is the third and last month of the winter season (Zemestan), and is followed by Farvardin.

Events

28 - 1292 - The first Stanley Cup Final in hockey history concludes with the victory of the Toronto Hockey Club, champion team of the National Hockey Association (NHA) against the Victoria Aristocrats, champions of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).
26 - 1316 - Anschluss of Austria into Germany
13 - 1328 - The 1951 Asian Games Opening Ceremony is held in New Delhi, India, the first in Asian Games history.
3 - 1366 - Askeran riots in the USSR - beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
29 - 1373 - Tokyo subway sarin attack
12 - 1384 - 2006 World Baseball Classic, the first edition of modern international baseball tournament, opens
20 - 1389 - Japanese earthquake - Fukushima disaster
5 - 1400 - 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine begins

Observances

5 Esfand: SepandÃÂrmazgÃÂn
5-6 Esfand: Defender of the Fatherland Day and National Day of Brunei
6-7 Esfand: Independence Day (Estonia)
7-10/11 Esfand: Ayyam-i-HÃÂ¡
12-13 Esfand: Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
15 Esfand: Arbor Day in Iran This date, which typically starts on March 5, starts Natural Recyclable Resources Week, ending on March 12.
17-18 Esfand: International Women's Day
26-27 Esfand: St. Patrick's Day
28-29 Esfand: Saint Joseph's Day
Last Tuesday of Esfand: Chaharshanbe Suri

Movable observances and festivals

Lantern Festival: Held 15 days following the Chinese New Year, date falls on first or second week of this month
Frawardigan: Held 19-29 Esfand in normal years, and 20-30 Esfand in leap years, Zoroastrian period of remembrance of the dead

Births

24 Esfand is the Reza shah birthday.
26 - 1323 - Homeyra

Deaths