| School holidays - Sunday January 10, 2021 School holidays : Http://www.medu.ir
official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
weekend: Thursday-Friday
girls and boys are not educated together
Number of instructional days: 200
University of Tehran ranking: Times Higher Education #4501-600/QS ranking #601-650/Shanghai #301-400
We carry all confirmed dates till Oct 2019, even though there are pending discussions about shortening vacations
Contact edit@edit.fr to get the full calendar for Iran or one file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
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| International Water & Waste Water Exhibition - Tuesday January 12, 2021 Tradeshows : Lasts 4 days -
http://www.watex.ir in Tehran 2021 edition CONFIRMED (provided the Covid epidemics is stopped)
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| Martyrdom of Fatima - Sunday January 17, 2021 Secular holiday : Prophet Mohammad's daughter and one of the most inspiring figures for Shiite Muslims. Fatima died in the holy city of Medina in current Saudi Arabia. Shiites believe that she died while trying to protect her husband Imam Ali from his enemies. That's why they regard her as a martyr. The exact place of her burial still remains a mystery after more than 14 centuries.
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| Revolution Day - Wednesday February 10, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 www.cbi.ir
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| Birthday of Imam Ali - Thursday February 25, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Ali ibn Abi Talib (599 - 661) is an early Islamic leader. He is seen by Sunni Muslims as the last of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs. Shi'a Muslims consider him the First Imam appointed by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first rightful caliph. Ali was the cousin of Muhammad, and after marriage to Fatima Zahra, he also became Muhammad's son-in-law. Wikipedia
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| Arbor Day - Thursday March 4, 2021 cards/flowers : Tree-planting day
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| Arbor Day - Friday March 5, 2021 Culture :
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| Ascension of Mohammed - Thursday March 11, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| New year holiday (beginning) - Thursday March 18, 2021 School holidays :
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| Oil Nationalization day - Friday March 19, 2021 Secular holiday : In March, 1951, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a nationalist, received the vote required from the Iranian parliament to nationalize the British-owned oil corporation, Anglo Iran Oil Company, in a situation known as the Abadan Crisis. Despite British pressure, including an economic blockade which caused real hardship, the nationalization continued. In 1954 it was suspended by the Shah, who in 1973 re-nationalized oil. http://www.cbi.ir
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| Noruz - Sunday March 21, 2021 Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday March 21, 2021 Special Events :
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| Noruz - Monday March 22, 2021 Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.
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| Noruz - Tuesday March 23, 2021 Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.
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| Noruz - Wednesday March 24, 2021 Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.
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| Birthday of Imam Mahdi - Monday March 29, 2021 Secular holiday : Muhammad al-Mahdī (born 868) is the twelfth and final Shi'a Imam. He is the person believed by Shi'as to be the Mahdi; a figure considered by both Sunnis and Shias to be the ultimate saviour of humankind. Shi'as believe that he was born in 868 and has been hidden by God to later emerge to fulfill his mission. They believe that in the future he will bring absolute peace and justice throughout the world by establishing Islam as the global religion. Wikipedia
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| Day of Nature - Thursday April 1, 2021 Secular holiday : Sizdah-Bedar
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| April Fools Day - Thursday April 1, 2021 cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
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| Sizdah-bedar (National day to end Noruz) - Friday April 2, 2021 Culture : The thirteenth day of the Persian New Year marks the end of the Noruz break. This tradition is called Sizdah Bedar (sizdah means thirteen) which in English translates to getting rid of thirteen . The concept of avoiding the number thirteen is mainly to symbolize the will and power to deal with all evil in the new year. http://www.farhangsara.com
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| Islamic Republic Day - Friday April 2, 2021 Secular holiday : On April 1, 1979, after a landslide victory in a national referendum in which only one choice was offered (Islamic Republic: Yes or No), Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic with a new Constitution reflecting his ideals of Islamic government. Ayatollah Khomeini became supreme spiritual leader (Valy-e-Faqih) of Iran.
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| New year holiday (end) - Sunday April 4, 2021 School holidays :
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| National Day of Nuclear Technology - Thursday April 8, 2021 Culture :
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| Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday April 13, 2021 cards/flowers :
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