Public holidays in Iran
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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
).
The surfeit of public holidays has been a subject of concern for almost 30 years. A substantial number of unofficial holidays are added each year to the national holidays that further aggravate the situation.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
uses three official calendar systems: the Iranian calendar
Iranian calendar
The Iranian calendars or sometimes called Persian calendars are a succession of calendars invented or used for over two millennia in Greater Iran...
as the main date, the lunar Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
for religious events, and the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
for international events (like May Day
May Day
May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....
).
The surfeit of public holidays has been a subject of concern for almost 30 years. A substantial number of unofficial holidays are added each year to the national holidays that further aggravate the situation.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farvardin 1 | Nowrooz Norouz Nowrūz is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year.... | عید نوروز | Also known as "Nowruz Nowruz Nowrūz is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year.... " |
| Farvardin 2 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 3 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 4 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 12 | Islamic Republic Day | روز جمهوری اسلامی | |
| Farvardin 13 | Nature Day Sizdah Be-dar Sizdahbedar or Sizdah Be-dar is the name of a ceremony in Persian Culture. Sizdah is the Persian term for thirteen. Leaving the house on the Thirteenth Day of Farvardin , and joyfully spending the day outdoors have been a national tradition since ancient times in Iran... | روز طبیعت | also known as Sizde-Bedar (سیزده‌بدر) |
| Khordad 14 | Khomeini's death | رحلت امام خمینی | |
| Khordad 15 | Revolt of Khordad 15 | قیام ۱۵ خرداد | |
| Bahman 22 | Victory of the Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the... | پیروزی انقلاب | |
| Esfand 29 | Nationalization of Oil Industry | ملی شدن صنعت نفت |
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muharram 9 | Tasu'a of Imam Hussain | تاسوعا | |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura Day of Ashura The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram.It is commemorated by Shia Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10... of Imam Hussain | عاشورا | |
| Safar 20 | Arba'een of Imam Hussain | اربعین | |
| Safar 28 | Demise of prophet Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) | وفات حضرت محمد و شهادت امام حسن مجتبی | |
| Safar 29 | Martyrdom of Imam Reza | شهادت امام رضا | |
| Rabi'-ul-Awwal 17 | Birth of Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... and Imam Jafar | ولادت حضرت محمد و امام جعفر صادق | |
| Jamaad-ath-Thaanee 3 | Martyrdom of Fatima | شهادت حضرت فاطمه | |
| Rajab 13 | Birth of Imam Ali | ولادت حضرت علی | |
| Rajab 27 | Mission of Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... | بعثت حضرت محمد | |
| Sha'aban 15 | Birth of Imam Mahdi | ولادت حضرت مهدی | |
| Ramadhan 21 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | شهادت حضرت علی | |
| Shawwal 1 | Eid ul-Fitr Eid ul-Fitr Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"... (End of Ramadhan) | عید فطر | |
| Shawwal 2 | Eid ul-Fitr Eid ul-Fitr Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"... (End of Ramadhan) | عید فطر | |
| Shawwal 25 | Martyrdom of Imam Jafar | شهادت امام جعفر صادق | |
| Dh-ul-Hajja 10 | Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-Adha Eid al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep— to sacrifice... (Ghurban) | عید قربان | |
| Dh-ul-Hajja 18 | Eid al-Ghadeer Eid al-Ghadeer Eid al-Ghadeer is a festive day observed by Shia Muslims on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as his immediate successor... | عید غدیر |
See also
- Student Day (Iran)Student Day (Iran)Student Day is the anniversary of the murder of three students of University of Tehran on December 7, 1953 by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organised by students...
- Iranian calendarIranian calendarThe Iranian calendars or sometimes called Persian calendars are a succession of calendars invented or used for over two millennia in Greater Iran...
- Al-Quds Day, the last Friday before the end of RamadanRamadanRamadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...
- Iranian festivalsIranian festivals- Iranian Festivals :* Nowruz: the word now means new and the word ruz means day, so nowruz means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring...