Farvardin ( fa, فروردین, ) is the Iranian Persian name for the first month of the

Solar Hijri calendar The Solar calendar ( fa, گاه‌شماری هجری خورشیدی, Gâhšomâri-ye Xoršidi; ps, لمريز لېږدیز کلیز, lamrez legdez kalhandara; ku, ڕۆژژمێری کۆچیی ھەتاوی, Salnameya Koçberiyê) is a solar c ...

, the official calendar of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, and corresponds with Aries on the

Zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The pat ...

. Farvardin has thirty-one days. It is the first month of the spring season (''Bahar''), and is followed by

Ordibehesht Ordibehesht‌ or Ardibehesht ( fa, اردیبهشت, ) is the second month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan. It has 31 days and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Afghan ...

. The Afghan Pashto name for it is Wray. In three out of every four years, Farvardin begins on March 21 and ends on April 20 of the

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...

. In the remaining years, it begins on March 19 or 22, and ends on April 18 or 21. Its associated

astrological sign In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30-degree sectors that make up Earth's 360-degree orbit around the Sun. The signs enumerate from the first day of spring, known as the First Point of Aries, which is the vernal equinox. ...

in the

tropical zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The path ...

is Aries.

Events

* 25 - 1244 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln * 3 - 1319 - The

Lahore Resolution The Lahore Resolution ( ur, , ''Qarardad-e-Lahore''; Bengali: লাহোর প্রস্তাব, ''Lahor Prostab''), also called Pakistan resolution, was written and prepared by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and was presented by A. K. Fazlul ...

was enacted by prominent Indian Muslim leaders demanding independence of Muslim majority areas of western British India (later to become

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

). * 18 - 1275 - The first Summer Olympic Games of the modern era begins in Athens,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence. * 24 - 1291 - The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of Farvardin 25th). * 25 - 1326 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first ever African American player in Major League Baseball, breaking a long time color barrier in the history of professional baseball in North America. * 30 - 1374 -

Oklahoma City bombing The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorism in the United States, domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. Perpetrated by two anti-federal go ...

* 18 - 1375 - The 1996 season of Major League Soccer officially commences. * 31 - 1378 - Columbine High School shooting * 26 - 1392 - Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others * 11 - 1401 -

Siege of Chernihiv The siege of Chernihiv was a military engagement in the city of Chernihiv, in Chernihiv Oblast in the north of Ukraine. It began on 24 February 2022, as part of the northeastern Ukraine offensive, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On ...

and Battle of Bucha both end in Ukrainian victories

Observances

Nowruz Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...

* Easter Triduum - the three days before the first Sunday on or after the first full moon of Farvardin (Christian observance) **

Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday (also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, among other names) is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the ...

- Thursday on or after the full moon of Farvardin (Christian observance) ** Good Friday - Friday on or after the full moon of Farvardin (Christian observance) **

Holy Saturday Holy Saturday ( la, Sabbatum Sanctum), also known as Great and Holy Saturday (also Holy and Great Saturday), the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday (in Portugal and Brazil), Saturday of the Glory, Sabado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter ...

- Saturday on or full moon of Farvardin (Christian observance) *

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

- the first Sunday on or after the first full moon of Farvardin (Christian observance) * Baháʼí Naw-Rúz - 1 Farvardin (Baháʼí holiday) * Opening Day - Thursday or Friday of the first or second week of Farvardin (movable, date set by

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

, falls on the Nowruz period) *

Pakistan Day The Resolution Day ( ur, , translit=Yawm-e-Qarārdād), also known as the Pakistan Day ( ur, , translit=Yawm-e-Pākistān) and Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the Mu ...

- 3 Farvardin * Feast of the Annunciation,

Independence Day (Bangladesh) The Independence Day of Bangladesh ( bn, স্বাধীনতা দিবস ''Shadhinôta Dibôsh''), which takes place on 26 March, is a Bangladeshi national holiday. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakista ...

and Greek Independence Day - 5-6 Farvardin * Khordad Sal - 6 Farvardin *

April Fools' Day April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may ...

- 11 or 12 Farvardin * Islamic Republic Day - 12 Farvardin * Sizdah Be-dar - 13 Farvardin * Qingming Festival - 15-17 Farvardin * International Day of Sport for Development and Peace - 17 or 18 Farvardin *

Farvardinegan Farvardinegan (or Farvardog) is a yearly Zoroastrian ceremony. It should not be confused with the other 10 Zoroastrian days of remembrance known as Frawardigan. This ceremony takes place on Farvardin 19th (Farvardin is the first month of the Sola ...

- 19 Farvardin * Jackie Robinson Day and One Boston Day- 26 or 27 Farvardin

Births

* 27 - 1268 - Charlie Chaplin * 31 - 1268 -

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

Deaths

* 25 - 1244 -

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

, 16th President of the United States * 23 - 1324 -

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

, 32nd President of the United States * 8 - 1348 -

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

, 34th President of the United States * 20 - 1400 -

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...

References

Months of the Iranian calendar {{Iran-stub