Sepandārmazgān
sepandārmazgān persian سپندارمذگان espandegān اسپندگان ancient iranian day woman zoroastrian root dating back first persian empire achaemenid empire day dedicated spənta ārmaiti avestan holy devotion spandārmad middle persian persian سپندارمذ spendārmad sepandarmaz amesha spenta given domain earth date festival observed sassanid era th day month spandarmad name day month day namefeast celebration always done according testimony albiruni th century ce festival name day month deity spandarmad protected earth good chaste beneficent wife love husband according festival used dedicated woman men would make liberal present custom still flourishing district fahla jashne barzegarán festival agriculturist celebrated iran also th day spandarmad month spandarmad day people pray good harvest honor deity earth spandārmad put sign door destroy evil spirit observation festival revived modern iran mostly set th day esfand solar hejri calendar introduced corresponding february modern festival celebration day love towards mother wife description festival given medieval historiographical source gardizi biruni abu alhasan almasudi according biruni day woman rested men bring gift section persian calendar biruni writes remaining sign past century th day isfahdmahroz day isfand feast account identity name month day isfandarmah charged care earth good chaste beneficient wife love husband past time special feast woman men used make liberal present custom still flourishing ispahan ray district fahla persian called mardgiran furthermore biruni note day commoner ate raisin pomegranate seed according gardizi celebration special woman called day also mardgiran possessing men revival festival date pahlavi dynasty advocated ebrahim pourdavoud nurse day روز پرستار date modern festival th esfand iranian calendar february due reorganization calendar omar khayyam th century persian culture iranian woman