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Days of the community
116 days kept by the communities of the network, each in the calendar that fixes its date. 21 have a fixed date; the others move with their calendar.
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Days of the community
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This month: November
1 day of the community12 November
Kermanshah earthquake remembranceremembrance
The month is the one this page was built in (2026-11-14). Movable days are listed in their own calendar.
International days in November
21 days2 November
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalistsinternational day · United Nations
5 November
World Tsunami Awareness Dayinternational day · United Nations
6 November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflictinternational day · United Nations
9 November
International Week of Science and Peaceinternational day · United Nations
10 November
World Science Day for Peace and Developmentinternational day · United Nations
14 November
World Diabetes Dayinternational day · United Nations
15 November
International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crimeinternational day · United Nations
16 November
International Day for Toleranceinternational day · UNESCO
17 November
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victimsinternational day · United Nations
18 November
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Weekinternational day · WHO
18 November
World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violenceinternational day · United Nations
19 November
World Toilet Dayinternational day · United Nations
20 November
Africa Industrialization Dayinternational day · United Nations
20 November
World Children's Dayinternational day · United Nations
21 November
World Philosophy Dayinternational day · UNESCO
21 November
World Television Dayinternational day · United Nations
24 November
World Conjoined Twins Dayinternational day · United Nations
25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Womeninternational day · United Nations
26 November
World Sustainable Transport Dayinternational day · United Nations
29 November
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Peopleinternational day · United Nations
30 November
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfareinternational day · United Nations
Set by the bodies named beside each day, not by the network.
Astronomical calendar
12 daysvernal equinox (about 20 to 21 March); 1 Farvardin
Nowruzنوروزfestival · New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table, spring cleaning, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List; UN International Day of Nowruz, 21 March.
winter solstice (about 21 December)
Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh)شب یلداfestival · Longest night: pomegranates, watermelon, nuts and Hafez divination; UNESCO inscription 2022.
Twelve days from 13 Jalál (April and May)
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (March)
Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year)نوروز بهائیreligious · The 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.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (April)
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May)
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May)
Declaration of the Bábاعلان حضرت بابreligious · Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a holy day.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (May)
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláhصعود حضرت بهاءاللهreligious · Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy day.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (July)
Martyrdom of the Bábشهادت حضرت بابreligious · Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (November)
Day of the Covenantروز میثاقreligious · Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. It is a significant date and not a day of rest.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (November)
Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Baháصعود حضرت عبدالبهاءreligious · Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a significant date and not a day of rest.
Counted from the Bahá’í new year at the March equinox (March)
Bahá’í Fastایام صیامreligious · Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ, ending at Naw-Rúz.
Variable calendar
20 dayseve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz
Set each year (October or November)
Birth of the Bábولادت حضرت بابreligious · Bahá'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.
Set each year (October or November)
Birth of Bahá’u’lláhولادت حضرت بهاءاللهreligious · Bahá'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.
Set each year by the priesthood
Dehwa Rabba (Mandaean new year)religious · The Mandaean new year, kept with baptism and prayer. The priesthood sets the date each year.
Set each year by the priesthood
Parwanaya (Panja)religious · A five-day festival of Mandaeans before the new year, kept with baptisms and prayers for the dead. The priesthood sets the date each year.
Set each year by the priesthood
Dehwa Haninareligious · A Mandaean festival of the ancient river Jordan and of baptism. The priesthood sets the date each year.
Set by the community (winter); the calendars differ
Zartosht no-Disoزرتشت نو دیسو / درگذشت زرتشتreligious · Zoroastrians remember the death of Zarathustra with prayers and a gathering. The date depends on which Zoroastrian calendar a community follows.
Six feasts of five days each, set by the community
Gahanbar (six seasonal feasts)گاهنبارreligious · Zoroastrians keep six seasonal feasts of thanksgiving across the year, with prayers and a shared meal. Dates depend on the calendar a community follows.
The last days of the year, set by the community
Frawardigan (remembrance of the departed)فروردگانreligious · Zoroastrians 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.
A Thursday before Great Lent, set by the church (February)
Feast of VartanantsՎարդանանց տոնreligious · Armenians 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.
The Sunday nearest 15 August, set by the church
Assumption and blessing of grapesԱստվածածնի Վերափոխումreligious · The Armenian Church keeps the Assumption of Mary with the blessing of grapes. Grapes are not eaten before the blessing.
The Sunday nearest 14 September, set by the church
Exaltation of the Holy CrossԽաչվերացreligious · The Armenian Church keeps the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Khachverats, with a blessing of the four corners of the world.
Three days before Great Lent, set by the church
Rogation of the Ninevitesܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܝܐreligious · Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep a three-day fast in memory of the repentance of Nineveh.
Set each year by the priesthood (about May to June)
Dehwa Daimanareligious · A 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.
From the third day of the Mandaean new year, four days
Eid Elkabeer (Mandaean great feast)religious · A four-day Mandaean feast that begins on the third day of the new year, with prayers, baptism and shared meals.
The sixth day of the Mandaean new year
Nauruz Zota (Mandaean little new year)religious · The Mandaean little new year, six days after the new year, named Nauruz Zota.
The sixth and seventh days of the Mandaean new year
Dehwa d-Sislam Rbareligious · A Mandaean feast on the sixth and seventh days of the new year. The night between them is called the night of power.
Spring and autumn, set by pasture and weather
Bakhtiari seasonal migration (kuch)cultural · Bakhtiari herding families move between winter pastures in the Khuzestan foothills and summer pastures in the Zagros. Fewer families make the full migration now.
Winter, the sources differ
Pir Shaliyar festival (Yarsan)religious · Yarsan communities of Hawraman gather for the Pir Shaliyar festival in winter, with sacred music and communal meals.
Mid-autumn, three days; announced by the community
Khavankar feast (Yarsan)religious · Yarsan communities keep the feast of Khavankar, the Lord, with three days of gathering in autumn.
Solar hijri calendar
18 days13 Farvardin (about 2 April)
13 Tir (about 3 to 4 July)
Tirganتیرگانfestival · Water festival; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan festival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran.
16 Mehr (about 8 October)
10 Bahman (about 30 January)
5 Esfand, Solar Hijri (February)
Sepandarmazganسپندارمذگانfestival · A 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.
2 Bahman, Solar Hijri (January)
Bahmanaganبهمنگانfestival · A 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.
25 Farvardin, Solar Hijri (April)
Attar Dayروز عطارcultural · Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poetry.
1 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (April)
Saadi Dayروز سعدیcultural · Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world.
25 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (May)
Ferdowsi Dayروز فردوسیcultural · Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad.
28 Ordibehesht, Solar Hijri (May)
Khayyam Dayروز خیامcultural · Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam, poet, mathematician and astronomer, on 28 Ordibehesht.
20 Mehr, Solar Hijri (October)
Hafez Dayروز حافظcultural · Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda.
1 Shahrivar, Solar Hijri (August)
Avicenna Dayروز ابن سیناcultural · Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicians.
5 Shahrivar, Solar Hijri (August)
Razi Dayروز رازیcultural · Iran's national calendar honours the physician and chemist Abu Bakr al-Razi on 5 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of pharmacists.
6 Khordad, Solar Hijri (late May or early June)
Khordad Salخرداد سالreligious · Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad. Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates.
10 Aban, Solar Hijri (late October to early November)
Abanaganآبانگانfestival · A 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.
9 Azar, Solar Hijri (late November to early December)
Azarganآذرگانfestival · A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire, kept on the day Azar of the month Azar.
7 Mordad, Solar Hijri (late July to early August)
Mordadganمردادگانfestival · A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad, the spirit of immortality and plants, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad.
The night of 13 Tir, Solar Hijri (early July)
Tirma Sizdah Shabتیرما سیزدهشبfestival · A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan, kept on the night of 13 Tir with water, fire, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan.
Lunar hijri calendar
26 days1 Shawwal
10 Muharram
10 Dhu al-Hijjah
1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Islamic New Yearآغاز سال هجری قمریreligious · The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection.
9 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Tasuaتاسوعاreligious · The ninth of Muharram, the eve of Ashura, when Shia communities remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala.
20 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Arbaeenاربعینreligious · The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq.
12 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal)میلاد پیامبر (۱۲ ربیعالاول)religious · Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings, poems and gatherings.
17 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal)میلاد پیامبر (۱۷ ربیعالاول)religious · Shia 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.
20 Jumada al-Thani, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Fatimaولادت حضرت فاطمهreligious · Shia 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.
13 Rajab, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Imam Aliولادت امام علیreligious · Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib on 13 Rajab.
27 Rajab, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Isra and Mi’raj, and the Mab’athمعراج و مبعثreligious · Many 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.
15 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Mid-Shabanنیمه شعبانreligious · Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia communities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day.
1 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
First day of Ramadanآغاز ماه رمضانreligious · The month of fasting begins. The day is set by sighting of the moon in many places, so local dates can differ by a day.
21 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Martyrdom of Imam Aliشهادت امام علیreligious · Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan.
23 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan, Shia)شب قدرreligious · Shia 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.
27 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan, Sunni)لیلة القدرreligious · Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan, the night they most often name as the Night of Power.
11 Dhu al-Qadah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Imam Rezaولادت امام رضاreligious · Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha, the eighth imam, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad.
9 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Day of Arafahروز عرفهreligious · The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Many Muslims fast and pray at home.
18 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Eid al-Ghadirعید غدیر خمreligious · Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share this reading.
10 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Ashura fast (Sunni)روزه عاشوراreligious · Sunni 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.
3 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
4 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Abbas ibn Aliولادت حضرت ابوالفضل العباسreligious · Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala.
5 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidinولادت امام سجادreligious · Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Imam.
15 Ramadan, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Birth of Imam Hasanولادت امام حسن مجتبیreligious · Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam, in the month of fasting.
28 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar)رحلت پیامبر و شهادت امام حسنreligious · Shia 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.
24 Dhu al-Hijjah, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Eid al-Mubahalaعید مباهلهreligious · Shia 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.
Gregorian calendar
21 days6 January
Armenian Christmas and TheophanyՍուրբ Ծնունդreligious · The 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.
8 January
PS752 remembranceیادبود پرواز ۷۵۲remembrance · Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752, 8 January 2020.
13 February
Forough Farrokhzad remembranceیادبود فروغ فرخزادcultural · Readers 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.
2 March
Baloch Culture Daycultural · Baloch 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.
16 March
Halabja remembranceیادی هەڵەبجەremembrance · On 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.
21 March
Newroz (Kurdish new year)نەورۆزfestival · Kurdish 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.
1 April
Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year)ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫܢܬܐfestival · Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processions, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival.
9 April
Sadegh Hedayat remembranceیادبود صادق هدایتcultural · Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat, author of The Blind Owl, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951.
22 April
Kurdish Journalism Dayڕۆژی ڕۆژنامەگەری کوردیcultural · Kurdish communities mark 22 April, the day in 1898 when the first issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo.
15 May
Kurdish Language Dayڕۆژی زمانی کوردیcultural · Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish language, with readings, classes and publications in Kurmanji, Sorani and other varieties.
21 June
Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembranceیادبود زلزله رودبار و منجیلremembrance · A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Survivors and families remember the victims, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers.
28 June
Sardasht chemical attack remembranceیادبود بمباران شیمیایی سردشتremembrance · On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sardasht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the victims every year.
3 July
Iran Air Flight 655 remembranceیادبود پرواز ۶۵۵ ایرانایرremembrance · On 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.
5 August
Constitutional Revolution, decree of 5 August 1906فرمان مشروطهhistorical · On 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.
16 September
Woman, Life, Freedom anniversaryزن، زندگی، آزادیremembrance · Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, 16 September 2022.
30 September
Rumi’s birthdayزادروز مولاناcultural · Rumi 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.
29 October
Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinderبزرگداشت کوروشhistorical · Many 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.
12 November
Kermanshah earthquake remembranceیادبود زمینلرزه کرمانشاهremembrance · A 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.
17 December
Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night)شب عروسreligious · Mevlevi 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.
25 December
Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches)religious · Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal.
26 December
Bam earthquake remembranceیادبود زلزله بمremembrance · On 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.
Hebrew calendar
14 days1 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October)
Rosh Hashanahראש השנהreligious · The Jewish new year, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish families mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods.
10 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October)
15 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October)
Sukkotסוכותreligious · A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah, a temporary hut.
23 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (October)
Simchat Torahשמחת תורהreligious · The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begins again, on 23 Tishri outside Israel.
25 Kislev, Hebrew calendar (December)
15 Shevat, Hebrew calendar (January to February)
Tu BiShvatט״ו בשבטreligious · The new year of the trees, on 15 Shevat, marked with fruit and planting.
14 Adar, Hebrew calendar (March)
Purimפוריםreligious · A 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.
15 Nisan, Hebrew calendar (March to April)
Passover (Pesach)פסחreligious · An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outside Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening.
6 Sivan, Hebrew calendar (May to June)
9 Av, Hebrew calendar (July to August)
Tisha B’Avתשעה באבreligious · A day of fasting and mourning, on 9 Av, for the destruction of the Temples.
13 Adar, Hebrew calendar (February to March)
Fast of Estherתענית אסתרreligious · Jews 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.
18 Iyar, Hebrew calendar (April to May)
Lag BaOmerל״ג בעומרreligious · A day of bonfires, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot.
17 Tammuz, Hebrew calendar (June to July)
Seventeenth of Tammuzשבעה עשר בתמוזreligious · A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av.
3 Tishri, Hebrew calendar (September to October)
Fast of Gedaliahצום גדליהreligious · A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah, the governor killed after the fall of Jerusalem.
Easter calendar
5 daysWestern Easter Sunday (March to April)
EasterՂարի Զատիկreligious · Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the date of the Western (Gregorian) computus.
98 days after Western Easter (July)
VardavarՎարդավառreligious · The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration, fourteen weeks after Easter. People throw water on each other in the street.
The Sunday before Easter (Western computus)
Palm SundayԾաղկազարդreligious · The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday, Tsaghkazard, a week before Easter, with a procession and blessed willow and olive branches.
39 days after Western Easter (a Thursday)
AscensionՀամբարձումreligious · The Armenian feast of the Ascension, Hampartsoum, falls on the fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and water.
49 days after Western Easter (a Sunday)
PentecostՀոգեգալուստreligious · The Armenian feast of Pentecost, Hogegaloust, seven weeks after Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later.
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