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Tirgan

Water festival; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan festival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran.

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Festival
Calendar
Solar Hijri
In 2026
Saturday, 4 July 2026
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  1. A Esmailpour (2002). TIRGAN FESTIVAL (TIRMA.SIZZ?.SU) AUD THE MYTH OF TISTRYA.

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01Dates

Computed for 2026 to 2030.

GregorianSolar HijriLunar HijriNote
Tir 13, 1405 APMuharram 19, 1448 AH
Tir 13, 1406 APMuharram 29, 1449 AH
Tir 13, 1407 APSafar 10, 1450 AH
Tir 13, 1408 APSafar 21, 1451 AH
Tir 13, 1409 APRabiʻ I 3, 1452 AH

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02How the date is set

13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years.

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03Where it is observed

Wherever the community lives

04In the Academy

Faculties
Faculty of Iranian and Persianate Studies
Disciplines
Ancient Iran, Religions of Iran, Iranian diaspora studies

05Convenings on this day

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06Sources

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07Other festival days

  • Saturday, 21 March 2026 · Community day

    Nowruz

    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.

    نوروز

  • Wednesday, 18 March 2026 · Community day

    Chaharshanbe Suri

    Jumping over bonfires to leave the year’s ills behind.

    چهارشنبه‌سوری

  • Thursday, 2 April 2026 · Community day

    Sizdah Bedar

    Picnics outdoors; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water.

    سیزده‌بدر

  • Thursday, 8 October 2026 · Community day

    Mehregan

    Autumn festival of friendship, of Zoroastrian origin.

    مهرگان

  • Tuesday, 22 December 2026 · Community day

    Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh)

    Longest night: pomegranates, watermelon, nuts and Hafez divination; UNESCO inscription 2022.

    شب یلدا

  • Friday, 30 January 2026 · Community day

    Sadeh

    Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin.

    سده

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Tirgan. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Tirgan.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/.

BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_heritage_calendar_tirgan,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Tirgan},
	url = {https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/},
}

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08Research and sources

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  1. TIRGAN FESTIVAL (TIRMA.SIZZ?.SU) AUD THE MYTH OF TISTRYA

    A Esmailpour · 2002

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