The Lion and the Cow symbol
The symbol of the lion and the cow is in fact a sign of the beginning of spring, the cow that has returned to the Lion shows the continuation of this phenomenon. It is a sign of victory and dominance of the lion over the cow and actually the heat against the cold.
Iran Calendar 2022 - 2023
Iran’s diverse calendar of annual customs and traditions reflects its ancient Zoroastrian past, its Islamic heritage, and the modern revolutionary era. It is a complex mixture of the old and the new. Holidays are extremely frequent in Iran: on average, there will be at least one day a month marking an important religious festival or an event in the country’s past.
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01. FARVARDIN
The descent of the guardian angels to earth
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02. ORDIBEHESHT
Lord of the fire
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03. KHORDAD
Protector of Waters, Health
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04. TIR
Lord of the Scribe
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05. MORDAD
Protector of Plant Life, Immortality
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06. SHAHRIVAR
Lord of the Sky, Stones
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07. MEHR
Force of loyalty
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08. ABAN
Force of waters
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09. AZAR
Force of the fire
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10. DEY
The Creator, in honor of Ahura Mazda
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11. BAHMAN
Protector of Animals
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12. ESFAND
Protector Mother Earth
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Iran Events
Ancient Iranian Celebrations
Iranians created many feasts and celebrations to pay homage to many deities and they are mostly farming festivals. Iranians divide the Iranian year into two equal parts or seasons. The first season was summer and the second was winter. The coming of the two seasons would be celebrated through Nowruz and Mehregan. After that is the festival dedicated to Mehr Izad. It is celebrated on the 16th of the seventh month (Mehr) at the time of the harvest festivals and the beginning of the winter. It has been the second most elaborate celebration after Nowruz.
Nowruz
Nowruz, literally “New Day”, is the Persian New Year and the most important holiday of the year for the majority of Iranians. Officially, the first four days of the New Year are a national holiday but in practice, most people take off a fortnight and the country shuts down.
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Mar.21st Ancient Nowrouz Mar.26th Zoroaster Birthday Apr.2nd Sizdah-Bedar Apr.2nd Tying brunette Apr.22nd Ordibeheshtegan Jul.4th - Jul.13th Tirgan -
Jul.4th - Jul.13th Tirgan Jul.29th Omordadegan Aug.26th Shahrivargan -
Oct.8th Mehregan Nov.1st Abanegan Nov.30th Azargan -
Dec.16th Urmazd o Daymah Dec.21st Yalda Dec.23rd Urmazd b Azar o Daymah Dec.30th Urmazd b Mehr o Daymah Jan.7th Urmazd b Dein o Daymah Jan.22nd Bahmangan Jan.30th Sade Festival Feb.18th Sepandarmazgan The last Wednesday of the year Charshanbe soori
Important Events Of The Iranian Calendar
Farvardin
| March.21 | Nowruz |
| March.22 | Nowruz- the beginning of Operation Fath ol-Mobin (1982)- Attack of the Tyrant Shah’s guards to the Feyziyeh School of Qom (1963) |
| March.23 | Nowruz |
| March.24 | Nowruz |
| April.1 | Islamic Republic Day |
| April.2 | Nature's Day |
| April.7 | Health Day (World Health Day) |
| April.8 | Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bent-al Hoda’s martyrdom by Iraq’s Ba'ath Regime (1980) |
| April.9 | National Nuclear Technology Day |
| April.10 | Spahbod Ali Sayad Shirazi’s martyrdom |
| April.14 | Commemoration Day of Attar of Nishabur |
| April.18 | Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
| April.19 | Day of Endowment |
Iran Events
Mar - Apr
Ordibehesht
| April.22 | The inauguration of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (1979)- Cultural Revolution anniversary (1980)- Clean Earth Day |
| April.23 | Sheikh Baha'i Commemoration Day |
| April.25 | USA Armed Forces operation against Iran in Tabas failure (1980) |
| April.29 | Council Day |
| April.30 | Persian Gulf National Day- the beginning of Beit ol-Moqaddas Operation (1982) |
| May.2 | Ostad Motahhari’s martyrdom (1979)- Teachers’ Day- International Workers’ Day |
| May.5 | Sheykh Sadoogh Commemoration Day |
| May.8 | National Documents’ Day |
| May.9 | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day |
| May.14 | Ayatollah Shirazi's fatwa and the repudiation of Tobacco Concession (1891) |
| May.15 | Ferdowsi Commemoration Day |
| May.16 | International Family Day |
| May.18 | Hakim Omar Khayyam Omar Khayyam- International Communications Day |
| May.19 | International Museum and Cultural Heritage Day |
Iran Events
Apr - May
Khordad
| May.22 | Efficiency Day- Mulla Sadra Commemoration Day- International Cultural Development Day |
| May.24 | Liberation of Khorramshahr in Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas (1982) and Day of Resistance, Sacrifice, and Victory |
| May.25 | Day of Dezful (Day of Resistance and Endurance) |
| May.28 | Establishment of the first Islamic Consultative Assembly (1906) |
| June.4 | Death of the Founder Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini (1989)- Ascribing Ayatollah Khamenei as the leader of the country (1989) |
| June.5 | The 15 Khordad uprising (1963)- World Environment Day |
| June.6 | World Environment Day |
| June.10 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Saeedi by the guards of tyrant Pahlavi King (1970)- World Handicrafts’ Day |
| June.11 | World Handicrafts’ Day |
| June.16 | The martyrdom of the brave soldiers: Bokharaee, Amani, Saffar Harandi, and Nik Nezhad (1965). |
| June.18 | International Desertification Day |
| June.19 | Death of Dr. Ali Shariati (1977) |
| June.21 | Martyrdom of Dr. Mostafa Chamran (1981) |
Iran Events
May - June
Tir
| June.22 | The issuance of Imam Khomeini’s decree to establish the Islamic Propaganda Organization Anniversary (1986)- National Guilds’ Day |
| June.27 | International Day Against Drug |
| June.28 | Ayatollah Dr. Beheshti and 72 of Imam Khomeini’s disciples’ martyrdom by the explosion of a bomb in the hands of the Monafiqeen in the central office of the Islamic Republic Party (1986)- Judicial system Day of Iran |
| June.29 | National Day Against Chemical and Microbial weapons |
| July.1 | Industry and Mining Day |
| July.2 | The Martyrdom of Ayatollah Sadooqi the fourth martyr of Mihrab in the hands of Monafiqeen (1987) |
| July.3 | Disclosure of American Human Rights Anniversary- the crash of Iranian passenger flight by the criminal United States Navy (1988). |
| July.4 | World Zoonoses Day: diseases that spread from animals to people |
| July.5 | Pen Day |
| July.7 | Tax Day |
| July.12 | Hijab and Chastity Day |
| July.14 | Opening of the First Assembly of Experts (1983) |
| July.16 | Welfare and Social Security Day |
| July.17 | Opening of the Guardian Council |
| July.18 | Declaration of the acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 by Iran (1987) |
Iran Events
Jun - Jul
Mordad
| July.27 | Operation Mersad Anniversary (1988)- the First Friday Prayer in (1979) |
| July.28 | Spreading Technical and Vocational Training Day |
| July.30 | Sohrevardi Commemoration Day (Sheykh Eshragh) |
| July.31 | Blood Donation Day |
| August. 5 | The Decree of Constitution (1906) |
| August.7 | Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research Formation (1980) |
| August.8 | Journalists’ Day |
| August.14 | Islamic Resistance Day |
| August.17 | The Return of Nobles to the Islamic Country (1990) |
| August.19 | America’s Coup to Return the Shah (1953) |
| August.20 | Commencement of the ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War |
| August.21 | Allameh Majlesi Commemoration War |
| August.22 | International Mosque Day |
Iran Events
Jul - Aug
Shahrivar
| August.23 | Doctors’ Day |
| August.24 | The beginning of the Government Week |
| August.27 | Pharmacy Day- Zakariya Razi Commemoration Day |
| August.30 | Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing by Monafeqeen and the martyrdom of Rajaee and Bahonar (1981)- Day Against Terrorism |
| September.1 | Islamic Banking- Adoption of law on Lucre-Free Banking Operations (1983) |
| September.2 | Printing Press Day |
| September.4 | Cooperation Day- Aboureihan Biruni Commemoration Day |
| September.5 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Ghodoosi and Brigadier Vahid Dastjerdi (1986) |
| September.8 | Black Friday of 1978 and the massacre of people by the forces of the tyrant Shah |
| September.10 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Taleqani the first |
| September.11 | The martyrdom of the second Mihrab Martyr in the hands of the Monafiqeen (1981) |
| September.12 | Day of Cinema |
| September.18 | Persian Literature and Poetry (Commemoration Day of Master Shahriar) |
| September.21 | Dialogue of Civilizations Day |
| September.22 | The beginning of the Imposed War (1980)- beginning of The Sacred Defence Week |
Iran Events
Aug - Sep
Mehr
| September.27 | Breaking the siege of Abadan in Samen al-Aemeh Operation (1981) |
| September.28 | World Tourism Day |
| September.29 | Firefighting and Safety Day |
| September.30 | Martyrdom of the soldiers Fallahi, Fakouri, Namjoo, Kolahdooz, and Jahan Ara (1981). Molana Commemoration Day |
| October.1 | Solidarity Day with Palestinian Kids- International Day of the Deaf |
| October.2 | World Day of the Poor- International Day of Older Persons |
| October.5 | Imam Khomeini’s Migration from Iraq to Paris (1977)- Armed Forces Day |
| October.6 | Veterinary Day |
| October.8 | National Children’s Day |
| October.12 | Hafiz’s Commemoration Day- Day of Housing the Disabled and the Elderly- National Day of Reducing the Damages of Natural Phenomenon |
| October.15 | Martyrdom of the fifth martyr of Mihrab- Ayatollah Ashrafi Isfahani by the Monafiqeen (1982)- World Standards Day |
| October.16 | National Day of the Connection between Teachers and Parents- International Day of the White Cane |
| October.18 | Sports and Physical Education Day |
| October.21 | Exports Day |
Iran Events
Sep - Oct
Aban
| October.23 | Statistics and Planning Day |
| October.26 | Imam Khomeini’s Protest and Disclosure against the Admission of the Capitulation (1964) |
| October.30 | The Martyrdom of Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh (13-yeard-old Basiji Force)- Teenage Day- Student Basij Day |
| November.1 | The Martyrdom of Judge Tabatabaei, the first Mihrab Martyr by Monafiqeen (1979) |
| November.4 | Exile of Imam Khomeini to Turkey (November 4, 1964)- Students’ Day (Martyrdom of the Students in Protesting against the Interference of the United States in the Country Affairs [November 4, 1978])- Iran hostage crisis and seizing the spy nest by the students who followed Imam (November 4, 1979)- National Day against Global Arrogance |
| November.10 | National Quality Day |
| November.15 | Book and Reading Day- Ayatollah Allameh Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei Commemoration Day (1981) |
| November.20 | Children's Day |
| November.21 | Children's Day |
Iran Events
Oct - Nov
Azar
| November.26 | Basij Day, Formation of Basij at the Decree of Imam Khomeini (1979) |
| November.28 | Navy Forces Day- the Martyrdom of Nuclear Martyr Mohsen Fakhri Zadeh |
| November.30 | Commemoration Day of Sheikh Mofid |
| December.1 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Modarres (1937)- Majlis Day |
| December.2 | Martyrdom of Mirza Koochak Khan Jangali |
| December.3 | Passage of the Constitutional Law (1979) |
| December.4 | Insurance Day- International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| December.7 | University Students’ Day |
| December.9 | Introducing Iraq as Responsible and Initiator of the War from the UN (1991) |
| December.10 | Formation of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution at the Decree of Imam Khomeini (1984) |
| December.11 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Dastgheyb the third Mihrab Martyr by the Monafiqeen (1981) |
| December.16 | Research Day |
| December.17 | Transportation Day |
| December.18 | Martyrdom of Ayatollah Dr. Mohammad Mofatteh (1979)- Unity Day of the Howzeh and the University |
Iran Events
Nov - Dec
Dey
| December.25 | The birth of Christ |
| December.28 | The Martyrdom of Ayatollah Hossein Ghaffari by the guards of the Tyrant Shah (1973)- Anniversary of the Formation of Literacy Movement Organization of Iran at the Decree of Imam Khomeini (1979) |
| December.30 | Covenant Day and the Day of the Oath of Nation and Province |
| January.2 | Start of the Gregorian Year |
| January.3 | World Resistance day (Anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qasem Soleimani) |
| January.4 | Agriculture Jihad |
| January.10 | Martyrdom of Mirza Taghi Khan Amir Kabir (1851) |
| January.12 | Formation of the Council of the Islamic Revolution at the Decree of Imam Khomeini (1978) |
| January.16 | Flee of the Shah (1978) |
| January.17 | Martyrdom of Navab Safavi, Tahmasebi, Vahedi, and Zolghadar brothers from Fadaeiane Eslam (1955) |
| January.19 | Qaze Day |
Iran Events
Dec - Jan
Iran Events
Jan - Feb
Esfand
| February.22 | Day of Commemorating the Slaves and the Missings |
| February.24 | Commemoration day of Khajeh Nassir Toosi- Engineering Day |
| February.27 | Nurturing Affairs Day |
| February.28 | National Day of Supporting the Rights of the Customers |
| March.5 | Charity and Donation Day |
| March.6 | Planting Day |
| March.11 | Rahian-e Noor Day |
| March.13 | Day of Commemorating the Martyrs (Anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s Issuance of Decree for the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, 1979) |
| March.14 | Day of Celebrating Mothers and Wives of the Martyrs- Day of Commemorating the Martyrs |
| March.16 | Halabja chemical attack by Iraq’s Ba'ath Regime (1987) |
| March.20 | Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry Day |