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Khordadgân: Celebration of the 6th day of Iranian calendar. Khordad is one of the Izadans name which means completeness. In this day people used to go near the river or a sea to thank God for everything and they gave each other flowers as a sign of happiness. Bahmanagân: Also maintained by Iranian Muslims until the Mongol invasion. The ...
The Fajr decade (Persian: دهه فجر, romanized: Daheye Fajr, lit. 'decade of dawn') [1] [2] is a ten-day celebration of Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran in 1979. [2] [3] The annual celebration is held between 1 and 11 February. [4]
In 2008, the Iranian government's English-language newspaper Iran Daily wrote that "[the] problem of too many annual public holidays has perpetually been a subject of concern," [1] pointing out that the government would often declare "unofficial holidays [...] to allow extended weekends" around the national holidays. "[I]f official and ...
Sadeh (Persian: سده also transliterated as Sade), is an Iranian festival that dates back to the Achaemenid Empire. [1] Sadeh is celebrated 50 days before Nowruz. Sadeh in Persian means "hundred" and refers to the one hundred days and nights remaining to the beginning of spring.
It is observed annually on the 7th of Aban on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, thus corresponding to a date between 28 and 31 October on the international Gregorian calendar. Celebrations typically consist of public gatherings at Pasargadae , where the tomb of Cyrus the Great is located. [ 1 ]
Yaldā Night (Persian: شب یلدا, romanized: shab-e yaldâ or Chelle Night (also Chellah Night, Persian: شب چلّه, romanized: shab-e chelle) is an ancient festival in Iran, [1] Afghanistan, [2] Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan that is celebrated on the winter solstice. [3]
Iran on Tuesday summoned the Australian ambassador in Iran over the publication of photos from a celebration in the embassy to mark Australia's LGBTQ national day on Sept. 1, the state-run IRNA ...
Prior to changes introduced to the Iranian calendar, Chaharshanbe Suri and the Yazidi festival Çarşema Sor overlapped in dates. [17] The two seem connected, although some Yazidi claim that the name Çarşema Sor is a recent one and the festival was celebrated under other names dedicated to the Peacock Angel .