https://iranians.global/heritage/days/Records of the Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council registers; every value keeps its source and label.enTue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMThttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/nowruz/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/nowruz/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalastronomicalallNew year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table, spring cleaning, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List; UN International Day of Nowruz, 21 March. Kind: festival Calendar: astronomical Date: vernal equinox (about 20 to 21 March); 1 Farvardin [to verify] Communities: allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/chaharshanbe-suri/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/chaharshanbe-suri/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalvariablepersianazerbaijanikurdishlurbaluchgilaki-mazandaranizoroastrianJumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Kind: festival Calendar: variable Date: eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz [to verify] Communities: persian, azerbaijani, kurdish, lur, baluch, gilaki-mazandarani, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/sizdah-bedar/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/sizdah-bedar/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianazerbaijanikurdishlurbaluchgilaki-mazandaraniPicnics outdoors; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 13 Farvardin (about 2 April) [to verify] Communities: persian, azerbaijani, kurdish, lur, baluch, gilaki-mazandaranihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/tirgan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/tirgan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianzoroastrianWater festival; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan festival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 13 Tir (about 3 to 4 July) [to verify] Communities: persian, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mehregan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mehregan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianzoroastrianAutumn festival of friendship, of Zoroastrian origin. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 16 Mehr (about 8 October) [to verify] Communities: persian, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/yalda/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/yalda/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalastronomicalpersianazerbaijanikurdishlurbaluchgilaki-mazandaranizoroastrianLongest night: pomegranates, watermelon, nuts and Hafez divination; UNESCO inscription 2022. Kind: festival Calendar: astronomical Date: winter solstice (about 21 December) [to verify] Communities: persian, azerbaijani, kurdish, lur, baluch, gilaki-mazandarani, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/sadeh/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/sadeh/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianzoroastriankurdishMidwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 10 Bahman (about 30 January) [to verify] Communities: persian, zoroastrian, kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ramadan-eid/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ramadan-eid/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiEnd of the fast of Ramadan. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 1 Shawwal [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ashura/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ashura/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaMourning of Imam Hussein; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 10 Muharram [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBaha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Baghdad, 1863. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Twelve days from 13 Jalál (April and May) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ps752-remembrance/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ps752-remembrance/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregorianallRemembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752, 8 January 2020. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 01-08 [to verify] Communities: allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/jina-amini/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/jina-amini/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregorianallAnniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, 16 September 2022. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 09-16 [to verify] Communities: allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-al-adha/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-al-adha/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiFeast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 10 Dhu al-Hijjah [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/newroz-kurdish/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/newroz-kurdish/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalgregoriankurdishKurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires, festive dress and gatherings, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahhak. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. Kind: festival Calendar: gregorian Date: 03-21 [to verify] Communities: kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/spendarmazgan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/spendarmazgan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianzoroastrianA festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian calendar, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Some families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 5 Esfand, Solar Hijri (February) [to verify] Communities: persian, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahmanagan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahmanagan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijripersianzoroastrianA Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman, tied to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Families share vegetarian food. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 2 Bahman, Solar Hijri (January) [to verify] Communities: persian, zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/attar-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/attar-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersiansufiIran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poetry. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 25 Farvardin, Solar Hijri (April) [to verify] Communities: persian, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/saadi-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/saadi-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersianIran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 1 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (April) [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ferdowsi-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ferdowsi-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersiankurdishazerbaijaniIran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 25 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (May) [to verify] Communities: persian, kurdish, azerbaijanihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/khayyam-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/khayyam-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersianIran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam, poet, mathematician and astronomer, on 28 Ordibehesht. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 28 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (May) [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/hafez-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/hafez-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersiankurdishazerbaijaniIran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 20 Mehr, Solar Hijri (October) [to verify] Communities: persian, kurdish, azerbaijanihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/rumi-birthday/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/rumi-birthday/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregorianpersiansufiRumi was born on 30 September 1207, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian, Turkish and many other languages mark the day. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 09-30 [to verify] Communities: persian, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/avicenna-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/avicenna-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersianIran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicians. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 1 Shahrivar, Solar Hijri (August) [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/razi-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/razi-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalsolar-hijripersianIran's national calendar honours the physician and chemist Abu Bakr al-Razi on 5 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of pharmacists. Kind: cultural Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 5 Shahrivar, Solar Hijri (August) [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/constitutional-revolution/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/constitutional-revolution/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMThistoricalgregorianpersianazerbaijanikurdishlurbaluchgilaki-mazandaraniOn 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that began Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many views study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. Kind: historical Calendar: gregorian Date: 08-05 [to verify] Communities: persian, azerbaijani, kurdish, lur, baluch, gilaki-mazandaranihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/cyrus-commemoration/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/cyrus-commemoration/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMThistoricalgregorianpersianMany Iranians abroad mark 29 October as a day to remember Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder. The date follows modern custom. It is not an official holiday, and no record dates the day. Kind: historical Calendar: gregorian Date: 10-29 [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bam-earthquake/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bam-earthquake/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregorianallOn 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians at home and abroad remember the victims. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 12-26 [to verify] Communities: allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/halabja-remembrance/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/halabja-remembrance/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregoriankurdishOn 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember the victims each year. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 03-16 [to verify] Communities: kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/kurdish-journalism-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/kurdish-journalism-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregoriankurdishKurdish communities mark 22 April, the day in 1898 when the first issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 04-22 [to verify] Communities: kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/kurdish-language-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/kurdish-language-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregoriankurdishKurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish language, with readings, classes and publications in Kurmanji, Sorani and other varieties. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 05-15 [to verify] Communities: kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/islamic-new-year/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/islamic-new-year/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiThe first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/tasua/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/tasua/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaThe ninth of Muharram, the eve of Ashura, when Shia communities remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 9 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/arbaeen/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/arbaeen/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaThe fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 20 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mawlid-sunni/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mawlid-sunni/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnisufiSunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings, poems and gatherings. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 12 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mawlid-shia/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mawlid-shia/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, and of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 to 17 Unity Week. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 17 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/fatima-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/fatima-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 20 Jumada al-Thani, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-ali-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-ali-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiasufiShia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib on 13 Rajab. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 13 Rajab, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mabath/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mabath/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiMany Muslims remember the Prophet's night journey and ascent on 27 Rajab. Shia communities also mark the Mab'ath, the first revelation, on this day. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 27 Rajab, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mid-shaban/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mid-shaban/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiaSunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia communities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 15 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ramadan-start/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ramadan-start/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiThe month of fasting begins. The day is set by sighting of the moon in many places, so local dates can differ by a day. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 1 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-ali-martyrdom/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-ali-martyrdom/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 21 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/laylat-qadr-shia/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/laylat-qadr-shia/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19, 21 and 23 Ramadan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 23 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/laylat-qadr-sunni/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/laylat-qadr-sunni/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnisufiMany Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 27 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-reza-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-reza-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha, the eighth imam, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 11 Dhu al-Qadah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/arafah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/arafah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnishiasufiThe ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Many Muslims fast and pray at home. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, shia, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-ghadir/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-ghadir/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share this reading. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 18 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/seb-i-arus/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/seb-i-arus/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousgregoriansufipersianMevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a wedding night, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and in many cities abroad. Kind: religious Calendar: gregorian Date: 12-17 [to verify] Communities: sufi, persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/rosh-hashanah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/rosh-hashanah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishThe Jewish new year, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish families mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 1 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/yom-kippur/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/yom-kippur/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishThe day of atonement, on 10 Tishri, kept with fasting and prayer. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 10 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/sukkot/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/sukkot/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah, a temporary hut. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 15 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/simchat-torah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/simchat-torah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishThe day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begins again, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 23 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (October) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/hanukkah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/hanukkah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishAn eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 25 Kislev, Hebrew calendar (December) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/tu-bishvat/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/tu-bishvat/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishThe new year of the trees, on 15 Shevat, marked with fruit and planting. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 15 Shevat, Hebrew calendar (January to February) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/purim/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/purim/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia, on 14 Adar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and Mordechai, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 14 Adar, Hebrew calendar (March) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/pesach/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/pesach/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishAn eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outside Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 15 Nisan, Hebrew calendar (March to April) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/shavuot/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/shavuot/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA festival of the giving of the Torah, on 6 and 7 Sivan outside Israel. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 6 Sivan, Hebrew calendar (May to June) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/tisha-bav/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/tisha-bav/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA day of fasting and mourning, on 9 Av, for the destruction of the Temples. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 9 Av, Hebrew calendar (July to August) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-nawruz/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-nawruz/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiThe Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox, counted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (March) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan-ninth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan-ninth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiA holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (April) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiA holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-declaration-bab/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-declaration-bab/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a holy day. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy day. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-martyrdom-bab/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-martyrdom-bab/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (July) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-birth-bab/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-birth-bab/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablebahaiBahá'ís mark the birth of the Báb in Shiraz in 1819 as a holy day, on the first day after the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year (October or November) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-birth-bahaullah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-birth-bahaullah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablebahaiBahá'ís mark the birth of Bahá'u'lláh in Tehran in 1817 as a holy day, on the second day after the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year (October or November) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-day-of-covenant/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-day-of-covenant/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (November) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiBahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (November) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-fast/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bahai-fast/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousastronomicalbahaiNineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ, ending at Naw-Rúz. Kind: religious Calendar: astronomical Date: Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (March) [to verify] Communities: bahaihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-christmas/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-christmas/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousgregorianarmenianThe Armenian Apostolic Church keeps the Nativity and Theophany together on 6 January. Armenian families in Iran and abroad mark it with a church service and a meal. Kind: religious Calendar: gregorian Date: 01-06 [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/easter-western/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/easter-western/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouseasterarmenianassyrianArmenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the date of the Western (Gregorian) computus. Kind: religious Calendar: easter Date: Western Easter Sunday (March to April) [to verify] Communities: armenian, assyrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/vardavar/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/vardavar/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouseasterarmenianThe Armenian feast of the Transfiguration, fourteen weeks after Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. Kind: religious Calendar: easter Date: 98 days after Western Easter (July) [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/kha-b-nisan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/kha-b-nisan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalgregorianassyrianAssyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processions, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. Kind: festival Calendar: gregorian Date: 04-01 [to verify] Communities: assyrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/christmas-assyrian/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/christmas-assyrian/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousgregorianassyrianAssyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. Kind: religious Calendar: gregorian Date: 12-25 [to verify] Communities: assyrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-rabba/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-rabba/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanThe Mandaean new year, kept with baptism and prayer. The priesthood sets the date each year. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year by the priesthood [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/parwanaya/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/parwanaya/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanA five-day festival of Mandaeans before the new year, kept with baptisms and prayers for the dead. The priesthood sets the date each year. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year by the priesthood [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-hanina/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-hanina/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanA Mandaean festival of the ancient river Jordan and of baptism. The priesthood sets the date each year. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year by the priesthood [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/khordad-sal/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/khordad-sal/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioussolar-hijrizoroastrianZoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad. Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. Kind: religious Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 6 Khordad, Solar Hijri (late May or early June) [to verify] Communities: zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/zartosht-no-diso/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/zartosht-no-diso/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablezoroastrianZoroastrians remember the death of Zarathustra with prayers and a gathering. The date depends on which Zoroastrian calendar a community follows. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set by the community (winter); the calendars differ [to verify] Communities: zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/gahanbars/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/gahanbars/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablezoroastrianZoroastrians keep six seasonal feasts of thanksgiving across the year, with prayers and a shared meal. Dates depend on the calendar a community follows. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Six feasts of five days each, set by the community [to verify] Communities: zoroastrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/frawardigan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/frawardigan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablezoroastrianpersianZoroastrians remember the departed and the fravashis, the guardian spirits, in the last days of the year. Families visit graves and set out fruit and flowers. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: The last days of the year, set by the community [to verify] Communities: zoroastrian, persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/abanagan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/abanagan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijrizoroastrianpersianA Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water, kept on the day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 10 Aban, Solar Hijri (late October to early November) [to verify] Communities: zoroastrian, persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/azargan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/azargan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijrizoroastrianpersianA Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire, kept on the day Azar of the month Azar. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 9 Azar, Solar Hijri (late November to early December) [to verify] Communities: zoroastrian, persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/mordadgan/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mordadgan/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijrizoroastrianpersianA Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad, the spirit of immortality and plants, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: 7 Mordad, Solar Hijri (late July to early August) [to verify] Communities: zoroastrian, persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/tirma-sizdah-shab/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/tirma-sizdah-shab/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTfestivalsolar-hijrigilaki-mazandaraniA summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan, kept on the night of 13 Tir with water, fire, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. Kind: festival Calendar: solar-hijri Date: The night of 13 Tir, Solar Hijri (early July) [to verify] Communities: gilaki-mazandaranihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-palm-sunday/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-palm-sunday/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouseasterarmenianThe Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday, Tsaghkazard, a week before Easter, with a procession and blessed willow and olive branches. Kind: religious Calendar: easter Date: The Sunday before Easter (Western computus) [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-ascension/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-ascension/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouseasterarmenianThe Armenian feast of the Ascension, Hampartsoum, falls on the fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and water. Kind: religious Calendar: easter Date: 39 days after Western Easter (a Thursday) [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-pentecost/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-pentecost/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouseasterarmenianThe Armenian feast of Pentecost, Hogegaloust, seven weeks after Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. Kind: religious Calendar: easter Date: 49 days after Western Easter (a Sunday) [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/vartanants/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/vartanants/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablearmenianArmenians honour Vardan Mamikonian and the martyrs of the Battle of Avarayr in 451 against the Sasanian king. It is also a day of Armenian identity and faith in Iran. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: A Thursday before Great Lent, set by the church (February) [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-assumption/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-assumption/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablearmenianThe Armenian Church keeps the Assumption of Mary with the blessing of grapes. Grapes are not eaten before the blessing. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: The Sunday nearest 15 August, set by the church [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-holy-cross/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/armenian-holy-cross/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablearmenianThe Armenian Church keeps the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Khachverats, with a blessing of the four corners of the world. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: The Sunday nearest 14 September, set by the church [to verify] Communities: armenianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/assyrian-ninevites-fast/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/assyrian-ninevites-fast/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariableassyrianAssyrian and Chaldean Christians keep a three-day fast in memory of the repentance of Nineveh. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Three days before Great Lent, set by the church [to verify] Communities: assyrianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/ashura-sunni/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/ashura-sunni/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrisunnisufiSunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram, the day Moses is held to have been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Hussein. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 10 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: sunni, sufihttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-hussein-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-hussein-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 3 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/abbas-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/abbas-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 4 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/sajjad-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/sajjad-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Imam. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 5 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-hasan-birth/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/imam-hasan-birth/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam, in the month of fasting. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 15 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/safar-28/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/safar-28/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death of Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 28 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-mubahala/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-mubahala/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiouslunar-hijrishiaShia communities mark the Mubahala, the meeting of Muhammad with a Christian delegation from Najran, as a day of the Prophet's household. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. Kind: religious Calendar: lunar-hijri Date: 24 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) [to verify] Communities: shiahttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/fast-of-esther/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/fast-of-esther/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishJews fast before Purim in memory of the fast of Esther and her people. Iranian Jews also honour the tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 13 Adar, Hebrew calendar (February to March) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/lag-baomer/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/lag-baomer/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA day of bonfires, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 18 Iyar, Hebrew calendar (April to May) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/seventeenth-of-tammuz/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/seventeenth-of-tammuz/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 17 Tammuz, Hebrew calendar (June to July) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/fast-of-gedaliah/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/fast-of-gedaliah/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligioushebrewjewishA fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah, the governor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. Kind: religious Calendar: hebrew Date: 3 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October) [to verify] Communities: jewishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/forough-remembrance/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/forough-remembrance/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregorianpersianReaders remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad, who died on 13 February 1967, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be aghaz-e fasl-e sard. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 02-13 [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/hedayat-remembrance/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/hedayat-remembrance/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregorianpersianReaders remember Sadegh Hedayat, author of The Blind Owl, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 04-09 [to verify] Communities: persianhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/sardasht-remembrance/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/sardasht-remembrance/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregoriankurdishallOn 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sardasht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the victims every year. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 06-28 [to verify] Communities: kurdish, allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/iran-air-655/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/iran-air-655/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregorianallOn 3 July 1988 a United States Navy warship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Gulf, and all 290 people aboard died. The two governments describe the cause differently, and the International Court of Justice case ended in a settlement in 1996. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 07-03 [to verify] Communities: allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregoriangilaki-mazandaraniallA large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Survivors and families remember the victims, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 06-21 [to verify] Communities: gilaki-mazandarani, allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/kermanshah-earthquake/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/kermanshah-earthquake/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTremembrancegregoriankurdishlurallA magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border region on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah province, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victims. Kind: remembrance Calendar: gregorian Date: 11-12 [to verify] Communities: kurdish, lur, allhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-daimana/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-daimana/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanA Mandaean festival on the first day of the month Hitia, the birthday of John the Baptist in Mandaean tradition. Children are baptised for the first time. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Set each year by the priesthood (about May to June) [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-elkabeer/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/eid-elkabeer/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanA four-day Mandaean feast that begins on the third day of the new year, with prayers, baptism and shared meals. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: From the third day of the Mandaean new year, four days [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/nauruz-zota/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/nauruz-zota/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanThe Mandaean little new year, six days after the new year, named Nauruz Zota. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: The sixth day of the Mandaean new year [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-sislam-rba/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/dehwa-sislam-rba/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariablemandaeanA Mandaean feast on the sixth and seventh days of the new year. The night between them is called the night of power. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: The sixth and seventh days of the Mandaean new year [to verify] Communities: mandaeanhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/bakhtiari-kuch/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/bakhtiari-kuch/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalvariablelurBakhtiari herding families move between winter pastures in the Khuzestan foothills and summer pastures in the Zagros. Fewer families make the full migration now. Kind: cultural Calendar: variable Date: Spring and autumn, set by pasture and weather [to verify] Communities: lurhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/pir-shaliyar/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/pir-shaliyar/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariableyarsankurdishYarsan communities of Hawraman gather for the Pir Shaliyar festival in winter, with sacred music and communal meals. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Winter, the sources differ [to verify] Communities: yarsan, kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/khavankar-feast/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/khavankar-feast/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTreligiousvariableyarsankurdishYarsan communities keep the feast of Khavankar, the Lord, with three days of gathering in autumn. Kind: religious Calendar: variable Date: Mid-autumn, three days; announced by the community [to verify] Communities: yarsan, kurdishhttps://iranians.global/heritage/days/baloch-culture-day/https://iranians.global/heritage/days/baloch-culture-day/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:01:34 GMTculturalgregorianbaluchBaloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with traditional dress, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities, and one adds Iran; no source specific to Iran was found. Kind: cultural Calendar: gregorian Date: 03-02 [to verify] Communities: baluch