Dates of Significance
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Nina Evason,
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National Holidays
- Revolution Day – 11th of February
- Oil Nationalisation Day – 19th of March
- Persian New Year (Nowruz) – 21st of March
- Islamic Republic Day – 31st of March
- Nature Day (Sizdah Be Dar) – 1st of April
- Anniversary of Khomeini’s Death – 4th of June
- Revolt of Khordad 15 – 5th of June
Islamic Dates
The following Shi’a Muslim dates of significance are based on the Islamic lunar calendar, and so the dates on the Gregorian calendar vary from year to year.
- Birthday of Imam Husayn
- Tassoua
- Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (Ashura)
- Forty Days after Ashura (al-Arba'in)
- Martyrdom of Fatima
- Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlidal-Nabi) and Imam Sadeq
- Prophet’s Ascension (al-Isra wal-Mi'raj)
- Imam Mahdi’s birthday
- Holy Month of Ramadan
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
- Feast of Sacrifice (Eid al-Ghorban)
- Feast of the Covenant (Eidal-Ghadir)
- Martyrdom of Imam Reza
Bahá’à Dates
- Ayyam-i-ha – 26th February to 1st of March
- Bahá’à fasting month – 2nd to 20th of March
- Naw-Ruz – 21st of March
- Festival of Ridivan – 21st of April to 2nd of May
- Declaration of Bab – 23rd of May
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah – 29th of May
- Martyrdom of the Bab – 9th of July
- Birth of the Bab – 20th of October
- Birth of Baha’u’llah – 12th of November
- Day of the Covenant – 26th of November
- Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’ – 28th of November