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  2. Public holidays in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Iran uses three official calendar systems, including the Solar Hijri calendar as the main and national calendar, the Gregorian calendar for international events and Christian holidays, and the Lunar Hijri calendar for Islamic holidays. In 2008, the Iranian government's English-language newspaper Iran Daily wrote that "[the] problem of too many ...

  3. List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar - Wikipedia

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    New Year celebration of Spring. Public holiday in Iran. Note: Nowruz is the day after the March equinox. March 20–24: March 21–25: March 22–26 12 Farvardin: Islamic Republic Day: Public holiday in Iran: March 31: April 1: April 2 13 Farvardin: Sizdah Bedar: Public holiday in Iran: April 1: April 2: April 3 3 Ordibehesht: Teacher's Day in ...

  4. List of festivals in Iran - Wikipedia

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    It starts on the first day of spring (also the first day of the Iranian Calendar year), 21 March, in that 12 days as a sign of the past 12 months, all Iranian families gather around to visit each other. Haft Seen traditional table of Norouz. Sofre-ye Haft-Sin: sofre (tablecloth), haft (seven), sin (the letter S [س]).

  5. Iranian calendars - Wikipedia

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    The modern Iranian calendar is currently the official civil calendar in Iran. The Iranian New Year begins at the midnight nearest to the instant of the northern spring equinox, as determined by astronomic calculations for the meridian (52.5°E). It is, therefore, an observation-based calendar, unlike the Gregorian, which is rule-based. [1]

  6. Is Easter recognized as a federal holiday? Find out more ...

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    This year, Easter falls on Sunday, March 31. Find out more about the 2024 religious holiday here, including Easter store hours.

  7. Full list of US 2024 federal holiday dates

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    From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15

  8. Nowruz - Wikipedia

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    Nowruz (Persian: نوروز [noːˈɾuːz]) [t] (lit: "New Day") is the Iranian New Year or Persian New Year. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Historically, it has been observed by Persians and other Iranian peoples , [ 31 ] but is now celebrated by many ethnicities worldwide.

  9. Solar Hijri calendar - Wikipedia

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    The calendar's epoch (first year) corresponds to the Hijrah in 622 CE, which is the same as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri calendar but as it is a solar calendar, the two calendars' year numbers do not coincide with each other and are slowly drifting apart, being about 43 years apart as of 2023.