Holiday 


There are special days in a year where the country goes on a holiday and the work will get postponed until the holiday or national events are finished.

In the Persian New year (18th March- 3rd of April) is a national holiday.

You can find more information on the Iranian national holidays from the link below:

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/iran/

For more information and details :

Calendar for Year 2018 (Iran)

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Holidays:

11 Feb

Revolution Day

20 Mar

Oil Nationalization Day

21 Mar

Norooz (Persian New Year)

21 Mar

Norooz Holiday

22 Mar

Norooz Holiday

23 Mar

Norooz Holiday

30 Mar

Birthday of Imam Ali

1 Apr

Islamic Republic Day

2 Apr

Nature Day

13 Apr

Prophet's Ascension

2 May

Imam Mahdi's birthday

4 Jun

Anniversary of Khomeini's Death

5 Jun

Revolt of Khordad 15

 

 

6 Jun

Martyrdom of Imam Ali

15 Jun

Eid-e-Fetr (End of Ramadan)

16 Jun

Eid-e-Fetr (Additional Holiday)

9 Jul

Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq

22 Aug

Eid-e-Ghorban (Feast of Sacrifice)

30 Aug

Eid-e-Ghadir

19 Sep

Tassoua

20 Sep

Ashura

30 Oct

Arbaeen

7 Nov

Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

8 Nov

Martyrdom of Imam Reza

25 Nov

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq

 

Weekend and Bank holidays

 

 

Weekends are Thursday and Friday.

Iran holiday:

As Iran uses Persian, Arabic calendar all togherter and each year the banking holiday, will change according to the Gregorian calendar. To catch the latest information about holiday in Iran please check out the following link: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/iran/

During Iran holidays most of Iranian travel the whole Iran, social in touristy areas and finding the accommodation, transportation and all travel service harder that other general theme and also the price may be changed when you want to travel in this period. Specially during the Persian New Year (March 20- April 2)

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