Public holidays in Iran

Public holidays in Iran

Holidays in Iran:

Iran uses three official calendar systems. The Iranian calendar as the main date, the lunar Islamic calendar for religious events, and the Gregorian calendar for international events (like May Day).

Currently, there is a plan to remove six days from the holidays and add one being considered by Majlis of Iran. If the suggestions passes, the one additional day would be Shawwal 2, and the six days to be removed would be the Islamic Republic Day (Farvardin 12), Revolt of 15 Khordad (Khordad 15), Martyrdom of Imam Reza (Safar 29; it will remain in a holiday in the Razavi Khorasan province), Birth of Imam Ali (Rajab 13), and Martyrdom of Imam Jafar (Shawwal 25) [http://isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-568834] .

Solar Holidays
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
Farvardin 1Nowroozعید نوروزAlso known as "Eid"
Farvardin 2Nowroozعید نوروز
Farvardin 3Nowroozعید نوروز
Farvardin 4Nowroozعید نوروز
Farvardin 12Islamic Republic Dayروز جمهوری اسلامی
Farvardin 13Nature Dayروز طبیعتalso known as Sizde-Bedar (سیزده‌بدر)
Khordad 14Khomeini's deathرحلت امام خمینی
Khordad 15Revolt of Khordad 15قیام ۱۵ خرداد
Bahman 22Victory of the Revolutionپیروزی انقلاب
Esfand 29Nationalization of Oil Industryملی شدن صنعت نفت

Lunar Holidays
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
Muharram 9"Tasu'a" of Imam Hussainتاسوعا
Muharram 10"Ashura" of Imam Hussainعاشورا
Safar 20"Arba'een" of Imam Hussainاربعین
Safar 28Demise of prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)وفات حضرت محمد و شهادت امام حسن مجتبی
Safar 29Martyrdom of Imam Rezaشهادت امام رضا
Rabi'-ul-Awwal 17Birth of Muhammad and Imam Jafarولادت حضرت محمد و امام جعفر صادق
Jamaad-ath-Thaanee 3Martyrdom of Fatimaشهادت حضرت فاطمه
Rajab 13Birth of Imam Aliولادت حضرت علی
Rajab 27Mission of Muhammadبعثت حضرت محمد
Sha'aban 15Birth of Imam Mahdiولادت حضرت مهدی
Ramadhan 21Martyrdom of Imam Aliشهادت حضرت علی
Shawwal 1Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadhan)عید فطر
Shawwal 25Martyrdom of Imam Jafarشهادت امام جعفر صادق
Dh-ul-Hajja 10Eid ul-Adha (Ghurban)عید قربان
Dh-ul-Hajja 18Eid of Ghadeerعید غدیر

ee also

* Student Day (Iran)
* Iranian calendar
* Al-Quds Day, the last Friday before the end of Ramadan
* Iranian festivals

External links

* [http://www.aaahoo.com/main/dispCalendar.asp?ULanID=E&PR=y Online Persian Calendar and holidays from aaahoo portal]
* [http://www.khetabeghadir.com/ خطابه غدیر]


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