BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//iranians.global//calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IDCDC community days BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2026-01-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-christmas-2026-01-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260107 SUMMARY:Armenian Christmas and Theophany DESCRIPTION: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. 6 January every year\, in the Gregorian calend ar. Source: Armenian Apostolic Church\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-christmas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ps752-remembrance-2026-01-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260109 SUMMARY:PS752 remembrance DESCRIPTION:Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752\, 8 Januar y 2020. 8 January every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ps752-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2026-01-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahmanagan-2026-01-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260123 SUMMARY:Bahmanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman\, tie d to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Familie s share vegetarian food. 2 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregori an date moves by a day between years. Source: Bahmanagān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahmanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2026-01-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260123 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2026-01-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2026-01-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sadeh-2026-01-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260131 SUMMARY:Sadeh DESCRIPTION:Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. 10 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: SADA FESTIVAL\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sadeh/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tu-bishvat-2026-02-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260203 SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat DESCRIPTION:The new year of the trees\, on 15 Shevat\, marked with fruit an d planting. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shevat in the Hebrew c alendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tu BiShvat\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tu-bishvat/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2026-02-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260204 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forough-remembrance-2026-02-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214 SUMMARY:Forough Farrokhzad remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad\, who died on 13 F ebruary 1967\, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be agha z-e fasl-e sard. 13 February every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sourc e: Forough Farrokhzad\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/forough-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2026-02-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260219 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:spendarmazgan-2026-02-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260225 SUMMARY:Sepandarmazgan DESCRIPTION:A festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and anc ient Iranian calendar\, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Som e families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. 5 Esfand in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Sou rce: Sepandārmazgān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/spendarmazgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-fast-2026-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321 SUMMARY:Bahá’í Fast DESCRIPTION:Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ\, ending at Naw-Rúz. Begins at sunset the evening before. -19 d ays after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. I t lasts 19 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-fast/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baloch-culture-day-2026-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303 SUMMARY:Baloch Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Baloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with tradition al dress\, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities\, and one adds Iran\; no source specific to Iran w as found. 2 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Pakistan 's Baloch community marks Cultural Day in the UAE (4 March 2019) (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/baloch-culture-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-esther-2026-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303 SUMMARY:Fast of Esther DESCRIPTION: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 Hamad an. 13 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap y ear). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Esther\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-esther/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:purim-2026-03-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260304 SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:A festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia\, on 14 A dar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and M ordechai\, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the even ing before. 14 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap year). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It be gins at sunset the evening before. Source: Purim\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/purim/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hasan-birth-2026-03-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260305 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hasan DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali\, the second I mam\, in the month of fasting. 15 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the m oon can move it by a day. Source: Hasan ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hasan-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-martyrdom-2026-03-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260311 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. 21 Rama dan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-martyrdom/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-shia-2026-03-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260313 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan\, Shia) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19\, 21 and 23 Ram adan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 23 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sigh ting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening bef ore. Source: Night of Power\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:halabja-remembrance-2026-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260317 SUMMARY:Halabja remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember t he victims each year. 16 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sou rce: Halabja massacre\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/halabja-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-sunni-2026-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260317 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan\, Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan\, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move i t by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Night of Power \, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chaharshanbe-suri-2026-03-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319 SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri DESCRIPTION:Jumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Begins a t sunset the evening before. The last Wednesday before the day of the rule below: 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Č AHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/chaharshanbe-suri/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-eid-2026-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321 SUMMARY:Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr DESCRIPTION:End of the fast of Ramadan. 1 Shawwal in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID-E FEṬR\, Encyclopaedia Ira nica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-eid/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-nawruz-2026-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year) DESCRIPTION:The Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox\, c ounted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Begins at s unset the evening before. The day of the March equinox\, counted from suns et in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’ í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-nawruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:newroz-kurdish-2026-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 SUMMARY:Newroz (Kurdish new year) DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires\, festiv e dress and gatherings\, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahha k. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. 21 March every y ear\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Newroz as celebrated by Kurds\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/newroz-kurdish/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nowruz-2026-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 SUMMARY:Nowruz DESCRIPTION:New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table\, spring c leaning\, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List\; UN International Day of Nowruz\, 21 March. 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gre gorian date moves by a day between years. The year turns at the moment of the March equinox. Source: NOWRUZ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondar y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/nowruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-palm-sunday-2026-03-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday\, Tsaghkazard\, a week before Easter\, with a procession and blessed willow and olive bra nches. 7 days before Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian c omputus. Source: Palm Sunday\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-palm-sunday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kha-b-nisan-2026-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402 SUMMARY:Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processi ons\, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. 1 April every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kha b-Nisan\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kha-b-nisan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pesach-2026-04-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260410 SUMMARY:Passover (Pesach) DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outsid e Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Begins at sunset the eve ning before. 15 Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years again st the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Pesach\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/pesach/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sizdah-bedar-2026-04-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260403 SUMMARY:Sizdah Bedar DESCRIPTION:Picnics outdoors\; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. 1 3 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Sizdah Be-dar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sizdah-bedar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:easter-western-2026-04-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406 SUMMARY:Easter DESCRIPTION:Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the dat e of the Western (Gregorian) computus. The day of Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Easter\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/easter-western/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hedayat-remembrance-2026-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260410 SUMMARY:Sadegh Hedayat remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat\, author of The Blind Owl\, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. 9 April every year\, in the Gregorian cale ndar. Source: Sadegh Hedayat\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hedayat-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:attar-day-2026-04-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260415 SUMMARY:Attar Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poe try. 25 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Attar of Nishapur\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/attar-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-2026-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 SUMMARY:Ridvan DESCRIPTION:Baha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Bagh dad\, 1863. Begins at sunset the evening before. 31 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It lasts 12 days. It b egins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá'í Calendar: Holy Da ys 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saadi-day-2026-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260422 SUMMARY:Saadi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. 1 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Saadi Shirazi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/saadi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-journalism-day-2026-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423 SUMMARY:Kurdish Journalism Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 22 April\, the day in 1898 when the fi rst issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. 22 April every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdistan (newspaper)\, Wikipedia ( to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-journalism-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-reza-birth-2026-04-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260429 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Reza DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha\, the eighth im am\, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. 11 Dhu al-Q adah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Greg orian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali al-Rida\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-reza-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-ninth-2026-04-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430 SUMMARY:Ninth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Begins at sunset the ev ening before. 39 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from s unset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-ninth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-twelfth-2026-05-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 SUMMARY:Twelfth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Begins at su nset the evening before. 42 days after: The day of the March equinox\, cou nted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source : The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lag-baomer-2026-05-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260506 SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer DESCRIPTION:A day of bonfires\, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar. It mov es between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Lag BaOmer\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/lag-baomer/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-ascension-2026-05-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515 SUMMARY:Ascension DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Ascension\, Hampartsoum\, falls on th e fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and wate r. 39 days after Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian compu tus. Source: Feast of the Ascension\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-ascension/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ferdowsi-day-2026-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516 SUMMARY:Ferdowsi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi\, author of the Shahn ameh\, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. 25 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gr egorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Ferdowsi\, Wikipedia (t o verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ferdowsi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-language-day-2026-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516 SUMMARY:Kurdish Language Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish languag e\, with readings\, classes and publications in Kurmanji\, Sorani and othe r varieties. 15 May every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdis h Language Day\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-language-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khayyam-day-2026-05-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519 SUMMARY:Khayyam Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam\, poet\, mathemat ician and astronomer\, on 28 Ordibehesht. 28 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijr i calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Omar Khayyam\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khayyam-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:shavuot-2026-05-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524 SUMMARY:Shavuot DESCRIPTION:A festival of the giving of the Torah\, on 6 and 7 Sivan outsid e Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before. 6 Sivan in the Hebrew calen dar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 day s. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Shavuot\, Hebcal (secon dary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/shavuot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-pentecost-2026-05-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525 SUMMARY:Pentecost DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of Pentecost\, Hogegaloust\, seven weeks aft er Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. 49 days after Western Easte r Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Pentecost\, Wikip edia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-pentecost/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-declaration-bab-2026-05-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525 SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a ho ly day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 64 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the ev ening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verifie d) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-declaration-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arafah-2026-05-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527 SUMMARY:Day of Arafah DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah\, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Man y Muslims fast and pray at home. 9 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Arafah\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arafah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-al-adha-2026-05-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528 SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban) DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. 10 Dhu al-Hijj ah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregor ian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID- E QORBĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-al-adha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khordad-sal-2026-05-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528 SUMMARY:Khordad Sal DESCRIPTION:Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad . Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. 6 Khordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Khordad Sal\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khordad-sal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-bahaullah-2026-05-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530 SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy d ay. Begins at sunset the evening before. 69 days after: The day of the Mar ch equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-ghadir-2026-06-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605 SUMMARY:Eid al-Ghadir DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm\, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share t his reading. 18 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Eid al-Ghadir\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-ghadir/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-mubahala-2026-06-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611 SUMMARY:Eid al-Mubahala DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the Mubahala\, the meeting of Muhammad wi th a Christian delegation from Najran\, as a day of the Prophet's househol d. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. 24 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mubahala\, Wik ipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-mubahala/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:islamic-new-year-2026-06-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260617 SUMMARY:Islamic New Year DESCRIPTION:The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. 1 Muharram in the Lu nar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Islamic New Year\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/islamic-new-year/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manjil-rudbar-earthquake-2026-06-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622 SUMMARY:Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Sur vivors and families remember the victims\, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. 21 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 1990 Man jil-Rudbar earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tasua-2026-06-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625 SUMMARY:Tasua DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Muharram\, the eve of Ashura\, when Shia communiti es remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. 9 Muhar ram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Tasu 'a\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tasua/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-2026-06-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626 SUMMARY:Muharram and Ashura DESCRIPTION:Mourning of Imam Hussein\; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). 10 M uharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each G regorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: TAʿZIA\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-sunni-2026-06-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626 SUMMARY:Ashura fast (Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Sunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram\, the day Moses is held to ha ve been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Huss ein. 10 Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earli er each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Ashura\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sardasht-remembrance-2026-06-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629 SUMMARY:Sardasht chemical attack remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sarda sht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the vic tims every year. 28 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: I ran-Iraq War\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sardasht-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seventeenth-of-tammuz-2026-07-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260703 SUMMARY:Seventeenth of Tammuz DESCRIPTION:A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. 17 Ta muz in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian c alendar. Source: Seventeenth of Tammuz\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seventeenth-of-tammuz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iran-air-655-2026-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704 SUMMARY:Iran Air Flight 655 remembrance DESCRIPTION: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 governm ents describe the cause differently\, and the International Court of Justi ce case ended in a settlement in 1996. 3 July every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Iran Air Flight 655\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/iran-air-655/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirgan-2026-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705 SUMMARY:Tirgan DESCRIPTION:Water festival\; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan fes tival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirma-sizdah-shab-2026-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705 SUMMARY:Tirma Sizdah Shab DESCRIPTION:A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan\, kept on the night o f 13 Tir with water\, fire\, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirma-sizdah-shab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-martyrdom-bab-2026-07-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 111 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset th e evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (ver ified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-martyrdom-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vardavar-2026-07-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260713 SUMMARY:Vardavar DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration\, fourteen weeks afte r Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. 98 days after We stern Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Vardav ar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/vardavar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tisha-bav-2026-07-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260724 SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av DESCRIPTION:A day of fasting and mourning\, on 9 Av\, for the destruction o f the Temples. Begins at sunset the evening before. 9 Av in the Hebrew cal endar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tisha B'Av\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tisha-bav/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mordadgan-2026-07-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730 SUMMARY:Mordadgan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad\, the spi rit of immortality and plants\, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad . 7 Mordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mordadgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arbaeen-2026-08-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Arbaeen DESCRIPTION:The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali\, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. 20 Safar in the Lunar Hijri c alendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sight ing of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Arba'in\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arbaeen/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:constitutional-revolution-2026-08-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260806 SUMMARY:Constitutional Revolution\, decree of 5 August 1906 DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that be gan Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many vie ws study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. 5 August every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Persian Constitutional Revoluti on\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/constitutional-revolution/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:safar-28-2026-08-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death o f Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. 28 Safar in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Safar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/safar-28/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:avicenna-day-2026-08-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260824 SUMMARY:Avicenna Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicia ns. 1 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Avicenna\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/avicenna-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-sunni-2026-08-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826 SUMMARY:Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings\, poems and gatherings. 12 Rabi al-Awwal in th e Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year . A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:razi-day-2026-08-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828 SUMMARY:Razi Day DESCRIPTION: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. 5 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Abu Bakr al-Razi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/razi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-shia-2026-08-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260831 SUMMARY:Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad\, and o f Imam Jafar al-Sadiq\, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 t o 17 Unity Week. 17 Rabi al-Awwal in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes ab out 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rosh-hashanah-2026-09-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914 SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah DESCRIPTION:The Jewish new year\, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish familie s mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years ag ainst the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 days. It begins at sunset the eve ning before. Source: Rosh Hashana\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rosh-hashanah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-gedaliah-2026-09-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915 SUMMARY:Fast of Gedaliah DESCRIPTION:A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah\, the gove rnor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. 3 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Ged aliah\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-gedaliah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jina-amini-2026-09-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917 SUMMARY:Woman\, Life\, Freedom anniversary DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini\, 16 September 2 022. 16 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Death of Mahsa Amini\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/jina-amini/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yom-kippur-2026-09-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 SUMMARY:Yom Kippur DESCRIPTION:The day of atonement\, on 10 Tishri\, kept with fasting and pra yer. Begins at sunset the evening before. 10 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar . It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at suns et the evening before. Source: Yom Kippur\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yom-kippur/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sukkot-2026-09-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:Sukkot DESCRIPTION:A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah\, a temporary hut. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian cale ndar. It lasts 7 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Suk kot\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sukkot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rumi-birthday-2026-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 SUMMARY:Rumi’s birthday DESCRIPTION:Rumi was born on 30 September 1207\, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian\, Turkish and many other lang uages mark the day. 30 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. S ource: Rumi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rumi-birthday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:simchat-torah-2026-10-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:Simchat Torah DESCRIPTION:The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begin s again\, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before . 23 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gre gorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Simchat T orah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/simchat-torah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mehregan-2026-10-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 SUMMARY:Mehregan DESCRIPTION:Autumn festival of friendship\, of Zoroastrian origin. 16 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between yea rs. Source: MEHRAGĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mehregan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hafez-day-2026-10-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Hafez Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. 20 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years . Source: Hafez\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hafez-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyrus-commemoration-2026-10-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder DESCRIPTION: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 n ot an official holiday\, and no record dates the day. 29 October every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Cyrus Cylinder\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/cyrus-commemoration/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abanagan-2026-11-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:Abanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water\, kept on t he day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well . 10 Aban in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-birth-bab-2026-11-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:Birth of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the birth of the Báb in Shiraz in 1819 as a hol y day\, on the first day after the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz. The Bir th of the Báb is the first day after the eighth new moon following Naw-R úz. The Bahá’í World Centre publishes the date. Not computed here. So urce: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-birth-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-birth-bahaullah-2026-11-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112 SUMMARY:Birth of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION: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. T he Birth of Bahá’u’lláh is the second day after the eighth new moon following Naw-Rúz. The Bahá’í World Centre publishes the date. Not co mputed here. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified ) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-birth-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kermanshah-earthquake-2026-11-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:Kermanshah earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border regi on on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah provi nce\, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victi ms. 12 November every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 2017 Iran- Iraq earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kermanshah-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-day-of-covenant-2026-11-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127 SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Ba há. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before. 250 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted fro m sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Ba há’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-day-of-covenant/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-abdul-baha-2026-11-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261129 SUMMARY:Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a s ignificant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before . 252 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Te hran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calen dar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:azargan-2026-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Azargan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire\, kept on th e day Azar of the month Azar. 9 Azar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Greg orian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/azargan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fatima-birth-2026-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Birth of Fatima DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Fatima\, daughter of the Pro phet Muhammad\, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. 20 Jumada al-Thani in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It com es about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Fatima\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fatima-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hanukkah-2026-12-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213 SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Begin s at sunset the evening before. 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Chanukah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hanukkah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seb-i-arus-2026-12-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261218 SUMMARY:Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night) DESCRIPTION:Mevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a w edding night\, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and i n many cities abroad. 17 December every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Mevlevi Order\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seb-i-arus/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2026-12-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261223 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yalda-2026-12-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261223 SUMMARY:Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh) DESCRIPTION:Longest night: pomegranates\, watermelon\, nuts and Hafez divin ation\; UNESCO inscription 2022. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 De y in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between y ears. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Yalda Night\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yalda/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:christmas-assyrian-2026-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226 SUMMARY:Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. 25 December every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Christmas\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/christmas-assyrian/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bam-earthquake-2026-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227 SUMMARY:Bam earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians a t home and abroad remember the victims. 26 December every year\, in the Gr egorian calendar. Source: 2003 Bam earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bam-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2027-01-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-christmas-2027-01-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270107 SUMMARY:Armenian Christmas and Theophany DESCRIPTION: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. 6 January every year\, in the Gregorian calend ar. Source: Armenian Apostolic Church\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-christmas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ps752-remembrance-2027-01-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270109 SUMMARY:PS752 remembrance DESCRIPTION:Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752\, 8 Januar y 2020. 8 January every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ps752-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2027-01-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270112 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2027-01-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270113 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2027-01-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270114 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahmanagan-2027-01-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270123 SUMMARY:Bahmanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman\, tie d to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Familie s share vegetarian food. 2 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregori an date moves by a day between years. Source: Bahmanagān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahmanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2027-01-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tu-bishvat-2027-01-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124 SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat DESCRIPTION:The new year of the trees\, on 15 Shevat\, marked with fruit an d planting. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shevat in the Hebrew c alendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tu BiShvat\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tu-bishvat/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sadeh-2027-01-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270131 SUMMARY:Sadeh DESCRIPTION:Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. 10 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: SADA FESTIVAL\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sadeh/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2027-02-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270209 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forough-remembrance-2027-02-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270214 SUMMARY:Forough Farrokhzad remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad\, who died on 13 F ebruary 1967\, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be agha z-e fasl-e sard. 13 February every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sourc e: Forough Farrokhzad\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/forough-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hasan-birth-2027-02-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270223 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hasan DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali\, the second I mam\, in the month of fasting. 15 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the m oon can move it by a day. Source: Hasan ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hasan-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:spendarmazgan-2027-02-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270225 SUMMARY:Sepandarmazgan DESCRIPTION:A festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and anc ient Iranian calendar\, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Som e families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. 5 Esfand in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Sou rce: Sepandārmazgān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/spendarmazgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-martyrdom-2027-02-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270301 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. 21 Rama dan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-martyrdom/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-fast-2027-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270321 SUMMARY:Bahá’í Fast DESCRIPTION:Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ\, ending at Naw-Rúz. Begins at sunset the evening before. -19 d ays after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. I t lasts 19 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-fast/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baloch-culture-day-2027-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270303 SUMMARY:Baloch Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Baloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with tradition al dress\, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities\, and one adds Iran\; no source specific to Iran w as found. 2 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Pakistan 's Baloch community marks Cultural Day in the UAE (4 March 2019) (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/baloch-culture-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-shia-2027-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270303 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan\, Shia) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19\, 21 and 23 Ram adan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 23 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sigh ting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening bef ore. Source: Night of Power\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-sunni-2027-03-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270307 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan\, Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan\, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move i t by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Night of Power \, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-eid-2027-03-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270310 SUMMARY:Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr DESCRIPTION:End of the fast of Ramadan. 1 Shawwal in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID-E FEṬR\, Encyclopaedia Ira nica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-eid/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:halabja-remembrance-2027-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270317 SUMMARY:Halabja remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember t he victims each year. 16 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sou rce: Halabja massacre\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/halabja-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chaharshanbe-suri-2027-03-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270318 SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri DESCRIPTION:Jumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Begins a t sunset the evening before. The last Wednesday before the day of the rule below: 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Č AHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/chaharshanbe-suri/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-palm-sunday-2027-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday\, Tsaghkazard\, a week before Easter\, with a procession and blessed willow and olive bra nches. 7 days before Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian c omputus. Source: Palm Sunday\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-palm-sunday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-nawruz-2027-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322 SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year) DESCRIPTION:The Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox\, c ounted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Begins at s unset the evening before. The day of the March equinox\, counted from suns et in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’ í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-nawruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:newroz-kurdish-2027-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322 SUMMARY:Newroz (Kurdish new year) DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires\, festiv e dress and gatherings\, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahha k. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. 21 March every y ear\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Newroz as celebrated by Kurds\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/newroz-kurdish/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nowruz-2027-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322 SUMMARY:Nowruz DESCRIPTION:New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table\, spring c leaning\, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List\; UN International Day of Nowruz\, 21 March. 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gre gorian date moves by a day between years. The year turns at the moment of the March equinox. Source: NOWRUZ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondar y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/nowruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-esther-2027-03-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270323 SUMMARY:Fast of Esther DESCRIPTION: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 Hamad an. 13 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap y ear). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Esther\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-esther/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:purim-2027-03-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270324 SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:A festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia\, on 14 A dar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and M ordechai\, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the even ing before. 14 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap year). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It be gins at sunset the evening before. Source: Purim\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/purim/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:easter-western-2027-03-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270329 SUMMARY:Easter DESCRIPTION:Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the dat e of the Western (Gregorian) computus. The day of Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Easter\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/easter-western/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kha-b-nisan-2027-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270402 SUMMARY:Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processi ons\, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. 1 April every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kha b-Nisan\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kha-b-nisan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sizdah-bedar-2027-04-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270403 SUMMARY:Sizdah Bedar DESCRIPTION:Picnics outdoors\; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. 1 3 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Sizdah Be-dar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sizdah-bedar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hedayat-remembrance-2027-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270410 SUMMARY:Sadegh Hedayat remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat\, author of The Blind Owl\, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. 9 April every year\, in the Gregorian cale ndar. Source: Sadegh Hedayat\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hedayat-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:attar-day-2027-04-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270415 SUMMARY:Attar Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poe try. 25 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Attar of Nishapur\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/attar-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-reza-birth-2027-04-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270419 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Reza DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha\, the eighth im am\, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. 11 Dhu al-Q adah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Greg orian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali al-Rida\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-reza-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-2027-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270503 SUMMARY:Ridvan DESCRIPTION:Baha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Bagh dad\, 1863. Begins at sunset the evening before. 31 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It lasts 12 days. It b egins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá'í Calendar: Holy Da ys 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saadi-day-2027-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270422 SUMMARY:Saadi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. 1 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Saadi Shirazi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/saadi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-journalism-day-2027-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270423 SUMMARY:Kurdish Journalism Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 22 April\, the day in 1898 when the fi rst issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. 22 April every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdistan (newspaper)\, Wikipedia ( to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-journalism-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pesach-2027-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270430 SUMMARY:Passover (Pesach) DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outsid e Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Begins at sunset the eve ning before. 15 Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years again st the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Pesach\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/pesach/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-ninth-2027-04-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270430 SUMMARY:Ninth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Begins at sunset the ev ening before. 39 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from s unset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-ninth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-twelfth-2027-05-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270503 SUMMARY:Twelfth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Begins at su nset the evening before. 42 days after: The day of the March equinox\, cou nted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source : The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-ascension-2027-05-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270507 SUMMARY:Ascension DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Ascension\, Hampartsoum\, falls on th e fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and wate r. 39 days after Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian compu tus. Source: Feast of the Ascension\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-ascension/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arafah-2027-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270516 SUMMARY:Day of Arafah DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah\, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Man y Muslims fast and pray at home. 9 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Arafah\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arafah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ferdowsi-day-2027-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270516 SUMMARY:Ferdowsi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi\, author of the Shahn ameh\, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. 25 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gr egorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Ferdowsi\, Wikipedia (t o verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ferdowsi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-language-day-2027-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270516 SUMMARY:Kurdish Language Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish languag e\, with readings\, classes and publications in Kurmanji\, Sorani and othe r varieties. 15 May every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdis h Language Day\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-language-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-pentecost-2027-05-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517 SUMMARY:Pentecost DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of Pentecost\, Hogegaloust\, seven weeks aft er Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. 49 days after Western Easte r Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Pentecost\, Wikip edia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-pentecost/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-al-adha-2027-05-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517 SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban) DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. 10 Dhu al-Hijj ah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregor ian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID- E QORBĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-al-adha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khayyam-day-2027-05-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270519 SUMMARY:Khayyam Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam\, poet\, mathemat ician and astronomer\, on 28 Ordibehesht. 28 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijr i calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Omar Khayyam\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khayyam-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-declaration-bab-2027-05-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270525 SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a ho ly day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 64 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the ev ening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verifie d) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-declaration-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-ghadir-2027-05-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270525 SUMMARY:Eid al-Ghadir DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm\, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share t his reading. 18 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Eid al-Ghadir\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-ghadir/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lag-baomer-2027-05-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270526 SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer DESCRIPTION:A day of bonfires\, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar. It mov es between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Lag BaOmer\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/lag-baomer/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khordad-sal-2027-05-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270528 SUMMARY:Khordad Sal DESCRIPTION:Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad . Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. 6 Khordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Khordad Sal\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khordad-sal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-bahaullah-2027-05-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270530 SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy d ay. Begins at sunset the evening before. 69 days after: The day of the Mar ch equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-mubahala-2027-05-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270531 SUMMARY:Eid al-Mubahala DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the Mubahala\, the meeting of Muhammad wi th a Christian delegation from Najran\, as a day of the Prophet's househol d. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. 24 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mubahala\, Wik ipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-mubahala/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:islamic-new-year-2027-06-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270607 SUMMARY:Islamic New Year DESCRIPTION:The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. 1 Muharram in the Lu nar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Islamic New Year\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/islamic-new-year/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:shavuot-2027-06-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270613 SUMMARY:Shavuot DESCRIPTION:A festival of the giving of the Torah\, on 6 and 7 Sivan outsid e Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before. 6 Sivan in the Hebrew calen dar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 day s. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Shavuot\, Hebcal (secon dary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/shavuot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tasua-2027-06-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270615 SUMMARY:Tasua DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Muharram\, the eve of Ashura\, when Shia communiti es remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. 9 Muhar ram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Tasu 'a\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tasua/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-2027-06-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270616 SUMMARY:Muharram and Ashura DESCRIPTION:Mourning of Imam Hussein\; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). 10 M uharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each G regorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: TAʿZIA\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-sunni-2027-06-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270616 SUMMARY:Ashura fast (Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Sunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram\, the day Moses is held to ha ve been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Huss ein. 10 Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earli er each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Ashura\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manjil-rudbar-earthquake-2027-06-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270622 SUMMARY:Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Sur vivors and families remember the victims\, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. 21 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 1990 Man jil-Rudbar earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sardasht-remembrance-2027-06-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270629 SUMMARY:Sardasht chemical attack remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sarda sht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the vic tims every year. 28 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: I ran-Iraq War\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sardasht-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iran-air-655-2027-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270704 SUMMARY:Iran Air Flight 655 remembrance DESCRIPTION: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 governm ents describe the cause differently\, and the International Court of Justi ce case ended in a settlement in 1996. 3 July every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Iran Air Flight 655\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/iran-air-655/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirgan-2027-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270705 SUMMARY:Tirgan DESCRIPTION:Water festival\; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan fes tival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirma-sizdah-shab-2027-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270705 SUMMARY:Tirma Sizdah Shab DESCRIPTION:A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan\, kept on the night o f 13 Tir with water\, fire\, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirma-sizdah-shab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vardavar-2027-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270705 SUMMARY:Vardavar DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration\, fourteen weeks afte r Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. 98 days after We stern Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Vardav ar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/vardavar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-martyrdom-bab-2027-07-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270711 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 111 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset th e evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (ver ified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-martyrdom-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seventeenth-of-tammuz-2027-07-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270723 SUMMARY:Seventeenth of Tammuz DESCRIPTION:A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. 17 Ta muz in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian c alendar. Source: Seventeenth of Tammuz\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seventeenth-of-tammuz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arbaeen-2027-07-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270725 SUMMARY:Arbaeen DESCRIPTION:The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali\, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. 20 Safar in the Lunar Hijri c alendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sight ing of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Arba'in\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arbaeen/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mordadgan-2027-07-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270730 SUMMARY:Mordadgan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad\, the spi rit of immortality and plants\, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad . 7 Mordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mordadgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:safar-28-2027-08-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270802 SUMMARY:Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death o f Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. 28 Safar in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Safar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/safar-28/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:constitutional-revolution-2027-08-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270806 SUMMARY:Constitutional Revolution\, decree of 5 August 1906 DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that be gan Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many vie ws study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. 5 August every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Persian Constitutional Revoluti on\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/constitutional-revolution/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tisha-bav-2027-08-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270813 SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av DESCRIPTION:A day of fasting and mourning\, on 9 Av\, for the destruction o f the Temples. Begins at sunset the evening before. 9 Av in the Hebrew cal endar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tisha B'Av\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tisha-bav/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-sunni-2027-08-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270815 SUMMARY:Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings\, poems and gatherings. 12 Rabi al-Awwal in th e Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year . A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-shia-2027-08-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270820 SUMMARY:Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad\, and o f Imam Jafar al-Sadiq\, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 t o 17 Unity Week. 17 Rabi al-Awwal in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes ab out 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:avicenna-day-2027-08-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270824 SUMMARY:Avicenna Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicia ns. 1 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Avicenna\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/avicenna-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:razi-day-2027-08-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270828 SUMMARY:Razi Day DESCRIPTION: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. 5 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Abu Bakr al-Razi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/razi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jina-amini-2027-09-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270917 SUMMARY:Woman\, Life\, Freedom anniversary DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini\, 16 September 2 022. 16 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Death of Mahsa Amini\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/jina-amini/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rumi-birthday-2027-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271001 SUMMARY:Rumi’s birthday DESCRIPTION:Rumi was born on 30 September 1207\, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian\, Turkish and many other lang uages mark the day. 30 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. S ource: Rumi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rumi-birthday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rosh-hashanah-2027-10-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271004 SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah DESCRIPTION:The Jewish new year\, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish familie s mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years ag ainst the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 days. It begins at sunset the eve ning before. Source: Rosh Hashana\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rosh-hashanah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-gedaliah-2027-10-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271005 SUMMARY:Fast of Gedaliah DESCRIPTION:A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah\, the gove rnor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. 3 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Ged aliah\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-gedaliah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mehregan-2027-10-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271009 SUMMARY:Mehregan DESCRIPTION:Autumn festival of friendship\, of Zoroastrian origin. 16 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between yea rs. Source: MEHRAGĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mehregan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yom-kippur-2027-10-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271012 SUMMARY:Yom Kippur DESCRIPTION:The day of atonement\, on 10 Tishri\, kept with fasting and pra yer. Begins at sunset the evening before. 10 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar . It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at suns et the evening before. Source: Yom Kippur\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yom-kippur/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hafez-day-2027-10-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271013 SUMMARY:Hafez Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. 20 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years . Source: Hafez\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hafez-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sukkot-2027-10-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271023 SUMMARY:Sukkot DESCRIPTION:A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah\, a temporary hut. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian cale ndar. It lasts 7 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Suk kot\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sukkot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:simchat-torah-2027-10-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271025 SUMMARY:Simchat Torah DESCRIPTION:The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begin s again\, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before . 23 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gre gorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Simchat T orah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/simchat-torah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyrus-commemoration-2027-10-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271030 SUMMARY:Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder DESCRIPTION: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 n ot an official holiday\, and no record dates the day. 29 October every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Cyrus Cylinder\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/cyrus-commemoration/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abanagan-2027-11-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271102 SUMMARY:Abanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water\, kept on t he day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well . 10 Aban in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kermanshah-earthquake-2027-11-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271113 SUMMARY:Kermanshah earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border regi on on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah provi nce\, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victi ms. 12 November every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 2017 Iran- Iraq earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kermanshah-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fatima-birth-2027-11-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271120 SUMMARY:Birth of Fatima DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Fatima\, daughter of the Pro phet Muhammad\, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. 20 Jumada al-Thani in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It com es about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Fatima\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fatima-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-day-of-covenant-2027-11-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271127 SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Ba há. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before. 250 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted fro m sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Ba há’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-day-of-covenant/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-abdul-baha-2027-11-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271129 SUMMARY:Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a s ignificant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before . 252 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Te hran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calen dar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:azargan-2027-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271201 SUMMARY:Azargan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire\, kept on th e day Azar of the month Azar. 9 Azar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Greg orian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/azargan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2027-12-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271212 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seb-i-arus-2027-12-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271218 SUMMARY:Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night) DESCRIPTION:Mevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a w edding night\, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and i n many cities abroad. 17 December every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Mevlevi Order\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seb-i-arus/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yalda-2027-12-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271223 SUMMARY:Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh) DESCRIPTION:Longest night: pomegranates\, watermelon\, nuts and Hafez divin ation\; UNESCO inscription 2022. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 De y in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between y ears. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Yalda Night\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yalda/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:christmas-assyrian-2027-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271226 SUMMARY:Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. 25 December every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Christmas\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/christmas-assyrian/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hanukkah-2027-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280102 SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Begin s at sunset the evening before. 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Chanukah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hanukkah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2027-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271226 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bam-earthquake-2027-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271227 SUMMARY:Bam earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians a t home and abroad remember the victims. 26 December every year\, in the Gr egorian calendar. Source: 2003 Bam earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bam-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2027-12-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280101 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2028-01-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280102 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2028-01-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280103 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-christmas-2028-01-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280107 SUMMARY:Armenian Christmas and Theophany DESCRIPTION: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. 6 January every year\, in the Gregorian calend ar. Source: Armenian Apostolic Church\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-christmas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ps752-remembrance-2028-01-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280109 SUMMARY:PS752 remembrance DESCRIPTION:Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752\, 8 Januar y 2020. 8 January every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ps752-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2028-01-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280113 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahmanagan-2028-01-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280123 SUMMARY:Bahmanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman\, tie d to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Familie s share vegetarian food. 2 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregori an date moves by a day between years. Source: Bahmanagān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahmanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2028-01-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280129 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sadeh-2028-01-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280131 SUMMARY:Sadeh DESCRIPTION:Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. 10 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: SADA FESTIVAL\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sadeh/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hasan-birth-2028-02-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280212 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hasan DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali\, the second I mam\, in the month of fasting. 15 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the m oon can move it by a day. Source: Hasan ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hasan-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tu-bishvat-2028-02-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280213 SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat DESCRIPTION:The new year of the trees\, on 15 Shevat\, marked with fruit an d planting. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shevat in the Hebrew c alendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tu BiShvat\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tu-bishvat/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forough-remembrance-2028-02-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280214 SUMMARY:Forough Farrokhzad remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad\, who died on 13 F ebruary 1967\, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be agha z-e fasl-e sard. 13 February every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sourc e: Forough Farrokhzad\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/forough-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-martyrdom-2028-02-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280218 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. 21 Rama dan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-martyrdom/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-shia-2028-02-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280220 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan\, Shia) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19\, 21 and 23 Ram adan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 23 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sigh ting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening bef ore. Source: Night of Power\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-sunni-2028-02-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280224 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan\, Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan\, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move i t by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Night of Power \, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:spendarmazgan-2028-02-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280225 SUMMARY:Sepandarmazgan DESCRIPTION:A festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and anc ient Iranian calendar\, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Som e families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. 5 Esfand in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Sou rce: Sepandārmazgān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/spendarmazgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-eid-2028-02-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280227 SUMMARY:Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr DESCRIPTION:End of the fast of Ramadan. 1 Shawwal in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID-E FEṬR\, Encyclopaedia Ira nica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-eid/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-fast-2028-03-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280320 SUMMARY:Bahá’í Fast DESCRIPTION:Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ\, ending at Naw-Rúz. Begins at sunset the evening before. -19 d ays after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. I t lasts 19 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-fast/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baloch-culture-day-2028-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280303 SUMMARY:Baloch Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Baloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with tradition al dress\, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities\, and one adds Iran\; no source specific to Iran w as found. 2 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Pakistan 's Baloch community marks Cultural Day in the UAE (4 March 2019) (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/baloch-culture-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-esther-2028-03-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280312 SUMMARY:Fast of Esther DESCRIPTION: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 Hamad an. 13 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap y ear). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Esther\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-esther/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:purim-2028-03-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280313 SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:A festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia\, on 14 A dar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and M ordechai\, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the even ing before. 14 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap year). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It be gins at sunset the evening before. Source: Purim\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/purim/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chaharshanbe-suri-2028-03-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280316 SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri DESCRIPTION:Jumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Begins a t sunset the evening before. The last Wednesday before the day of the rule below: 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Č AHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/chaharshanbe-suri/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:halabja-remembrance-2028-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280317 SUMMARY:Halabja remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember t he victims each year. 16 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sou rce: Halabja massacre\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/halabja-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-nawruz-2028-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280321 SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year) DESCRIPTION:The Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox\, c ounted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Begins at s unset the evening before. The day of the March equinox\, counted from suns et in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’ í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-nawruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nowruz-2028-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280321 SUMMARY:Nowruz DESCRIPTION:New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table\, spring c leaning\, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List\; UN International Day of Nowruz\, 21 March. 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gre gorian date moves by a day between years. The year turns at the moment of the March equinox. Source: NOWRUZ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondar y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/nowruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:newroz-kurdish-2028-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280322 SUMMARY:Newroz (Kurdish new year) DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires\, festiv e dress and gatherings\, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahha k. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. 21 March every y ear\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Newroz as celebrated by Kurds\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/newroz-kurdish/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kha-b-nisan-2028-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280402 SUMMARY:Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processi ons\, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. 1 April every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kha b-Nisan\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kha-b-nisan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sizdah-bedar-2028-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280402 SUMMARY:Sizdah Bedar DESCRIPTION:Picnics outdoors\; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. 1 3 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Sizdah Be-dar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sizdah-bedar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-reza-birth-2028-04-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280407 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Reza DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha\, the eighth im am\, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. 11 Dhu al-Q adah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Greg orian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali al-Rida\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-reza-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-palm-sunday-2028-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280410 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday\, Tsaghkazard\, a week before Easter\, with a procession and blessed willow and olive bra nches. 7 days before Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian c omputus. Source: Palm Sunday\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-palm-sunday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hedayat-remembrance-2028-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280410 SUMMARY:Sadegh Hedayat remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat\, author of The Blind Owl\, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. 9 April every year\, in the Gregorian cale ndar. Source: Sadegh Hedayat\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hedayat-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pesach-2028-04-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280419 SUMMARY:Passover (Pesach) DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outsid e Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Begins at sunset the eve ning before. 15 Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years again st the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Pesach\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/pesach/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:attar-day-2028-04-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280414 SUMMARY:Attar Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poe try. 25 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Attar of Nishapur\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/attar-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:easter-western-2028-04-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280417 SUMMARY:Easter DESCRIPTION:Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the dat e of the Western (Gregorian) computus. The day of Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Easter\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/easter-western/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-2028-04-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280502 SUMMARY:Ridvan DESCRIPTION:Baha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Bagh dad\, 1863. Begins at sunset the evening before. 31 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It lasts 12 days. It b egins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá'í Calendar: Holy Da ys 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saadi-day-2028-04-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280421 SUMMARY:Saadi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. 1 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Saadi Shirazi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/saadi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-journalism-day-2028-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280423 SUMMARY:Kurdish Journalism Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 22 April\, the day in 1898 when the fi rst issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. 22 April every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdistan (newspaper)\, Wikipedia ( to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-journalism-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-ninth-2028-04-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280429 SUMMARY:Ninth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Begins at sunset the ev ening before. 39 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from s unset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-ninth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-twelfth-2028-05-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280502 SUMMARY:Twelfth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Begins at su nset the evening before. 42 days after: The day of the March equinox\, cou nted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source : The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arafah-2028-05-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280505 SUMMARY:Day of Arafah DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah\, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Man y Muslims fast and pray at home. 9 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Arafah\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arafah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-al-adha-2028-05-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280506 SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban) DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. 10 Dhu al-Hijj ah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregor ian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID- E QORBĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-al-adha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-ghadir-2028-05-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280514 SUMMARY:Eid al-Ghadir DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm\, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share t his reading. 18 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Eid al-Ghadir\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-ghadir/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ferdowsi-day-2028-05-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280515 SUMMARY:Ferdowsi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi\, author of the Shahn ameh\, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. 25 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gr egorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Ferdowsi\, Wikipedia (t o verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ferdowsi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lag-baomer-2028-05-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280515 SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer DESCRIPTION:A day of bonfires\, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar. It mov es between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Lag BaOmer\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/lag-baomer/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-language-day-2028-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280516 SUMMARY:Kurdish Language Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish languag e\, with readings\, classes and publications in Kurmanji\, Sorani and othe r varieties. 15 May every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdis h Language Day\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-language-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khayyam-day-2028-05-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280518 SUMMARY:Khayyam Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam\, poet\, mathemat ician and astronomer\, on 28 Ordibehesht. 28 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijr i calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Omar Khayyam\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khayyam-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-mubahala-2028-05-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280520 SUMMARY:Eid al-Mubahala DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the Mubahala\, the meeting of Muhammad wi th a Christian delegation from Najran\, as a day of the Prophet's househol d. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. 24 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mubahala\, Wik ipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-mubahala/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-declaration-bab-2028-05-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280524 SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a ho ly day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 64 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the ev ening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verifie d) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-declaration-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-ascension-2028-05-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280526 SUMMARY:Ascension DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Ascension\, Hampartsoum\, falls on th e fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and wate r. 39 days after Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian compu tus. Source: Feast of the Ascension\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-ascension/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:islamic-new-year-2028-05-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280526 SUMMARY:Islamic New Year DESCRIPTION:The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. 1 Muharram in the Lu nar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Islamic New Year\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/islamic-new-year/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khordad-sal-2028-05-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280527 SUMMARY:Khordad Sal DESCRIPTION:Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad . Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. 6 Khordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Khordad Sal\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khordad-sal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-bahaullah-2028-05-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280529 SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy d ay. Begins at sunset the evening before. 69 days after: The day of the Mar ch equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:shavuot-2028-05-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280602 SUMMARY:Shavuot DESCRIPTION:A festival of the giving of the Torah\, on 6 and 7 Sivan outsid e Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before. 6 Sivan in the Hebrew calen dar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 day s. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Shavuot\, Hebcal (secon dary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/shavuot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tasua-2028-06-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280603 SUMMARY:Tasua DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Muharram\, the eve of Ashura\, when Shia communiti es remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. 9 Muhar ram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Tasu 'a\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tasua/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-2028-06-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280604 SUMMARY:Muharram and Ashura DESCRIPTION:Mourning of Imam Hussein\; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). 10 M uharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each G regorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: TAʿZIA\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-sunni-2028-06-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280604 SUMMARY:Ashura fast (Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Sunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram\, the day Moses is held to ha ve been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Huss ein. 10 Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earli er each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Ashura\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-pentecost-2028-06-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280605 SUMMARY:Pentecost DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of Pentecost\, Hogegaloust\, seven weeks aft er Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. 49 days after Western Easte r Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Pentecost\, Wikip edia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-pentecost/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manjil-rudbar-earthquake-2028-06-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280622 SUMMARY:Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Sur vivors and families remember the victims\, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. 21 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 1990 Man jil-Rudbar earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sardasht-remembrance-2028-06-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280629 SUMMARY:Sardasht chemical attack remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sarda sht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the vic tims every year. 28 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: I ran-Iraq War\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sardasht-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iran-air-655-2028-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280704 SUMMARY:Iran Air Flight 655 remembrance DESCRIPTION: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 governm ents describe the cause differently\, and the International Court of Justi ce case ended in a settlement in 1996. 3 July every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Iran Air Flight 655\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/iran-air-655/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirgan-2028-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280704 SUMMARY:Tirgan DESCRIPTION:Water festival\; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan fes tival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirma-sizdah-shab-2028-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280704 SUMMARY:Tirma Sizdah Shab DESCRIPTION:A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan\, kept on the night o f 13 Tir with water\, fire\, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirma-sizdah-shab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-martyrdom-bab-2028-07-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280710 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 111 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset th e evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (ver ified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-martyrdom-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seventeenth-of-tammuz-2028-07-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280712 SUMMARY:Seventeenth of Tammuz DESCRIPTION:A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. 17 Ta muz in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian c alendar. Source: Seventeenth of Tammuz\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seventeenth-of-tammuz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arbaeen-2028-07-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280714 SUMMARY:Arbaeen DESCRIPTION:The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali\, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. 20 Safar in the Lunar Hijri c alendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sight ing of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Arba'in\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arbaeen/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:safar-28-2028-07-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280722 SUMMARY:Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death o f Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. 28 Safar in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Safar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/safar-28/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vardavar-2028-07-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280724 SUMMARY:Vardavar DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration\, fourteen weeks afte r Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. 98 days after We stern Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Vardav ar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/vardavar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mordadgan-2028-07-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280728 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280729 SUMMARY:Mordadgan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad\, the spi rit of immortality and plants\, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad . 7 Mordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mordadgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tisha-bav-2028-08-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280802 SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av DESCRIPTION:A day of fasting and mourning\, on 9 Av\, for the destruction o f the Temples. Begins at sunset the evening before. 9 Av in the Hebrew cal endar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tisha B'Av\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tisha-bav/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-sunni-2028-08-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280804 SUMMARY:Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings\, poems and gatherings. 12 Rabi al-Awwal in th e Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year . A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:constitutional-revolution-2028-08-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280806 SUMMARY:Constitutional Revolution\, decree of 5 August 1906 DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that be gan Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many vie ws study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. 5 August every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Persian Constitutional Revoluti on\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/constitutional-revolution/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-shia-2028-08-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280809 SUMMARY:Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad\, and o f Imam Jafar al-Sadiq\, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 t o 17 Unity Week. 17 Rabi al-Awwal in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes ab out 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:avicenna-day-2028-08-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280823 SUMMARY:Avicenna Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicia ns. 1 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Avicenna\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/avicenna-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:razi-day-2028-08-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280827 SUMMARY:Razi Day DESCRIPTION: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. 5 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Abu Bakr al-Razi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/razi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jina-amini-2028-09-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280917 SUMMARY:Woman\, Life\, Freedom anniversary DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini\, 16 September 2 022. 16 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Death of Mahsa Amini\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/jina-amini/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rosh-hashanah-2028-09-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280923 SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah DESCRIPTION:The Jewish new year\, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish familie s mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years ag ainst the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 days. It begins at sunset the eve ning before. Source: Rosh Hashana\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rosh-hashanah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-gedaliah-2028-09-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280924 SUMMARY:Fast of Gedaliah DESCRIPTION:A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah\, the gove rnor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. 3 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Ged aliah\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-gedaliah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rumi-birthday-2028-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281001 SUMMARY:Rumi’s birthday DESCRIPTION:Rumi was born on 30 September 1207\, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian\, Turkish and many other lang uages mark the day. 30 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. S ource: Rumi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rumi-birthday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yom-kippur-2028-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281001 SUMMARY:Yom Kippur DESCRIPTION:The day of atonement\, on 10 Tishri\, kept with fasting and pra yer. Begins at sunset the evening before. 10 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar . It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at suns et the evening before. Source: Yom Kippur\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yom-kippur/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sukkot-2028-10-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281012 SUMMARY:Sukkot DESCRIPTION:A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah\, a temporary hut. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian cale ndar. It lasts 7 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Suk kot\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sukkot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mehregan-2028-10-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281008 SUMMARY:Mehregan DESCRIPTION:Autumn festival of friendship\, of Zoroastrian origin. 16 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between yea rs. Source: MEHRAGĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mehregan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hafez-day-2028-10-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281012 SUMMARY:Hafez Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. 20 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years . Source: Hafez\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hafez-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:simchat-torah-2028-10-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281014 SUMMARY:Simchat Torah DESCRIPTION:The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begin s again\, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before . 23 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gre gorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Simchat T orah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/simchat-torah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyrus-commemoration-2028-10-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281030 SUMMARY:Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder DESCRIPTION: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 n ot an official holiday\, and no record dates the day. 29 October every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Cyrus Cylinder\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/cyrus-commemoration/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abanagan-2028-10-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281101 SUMMARY:Abanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water\, kept on t he day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well . 10 Aban in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fatima-birth-2028-11-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281108 SUMMARY:Birth of Fatima DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Fatima\, daughter of the Pro phet Muhammad\, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. 20 Jumada al-Thani in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It com es about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Fatima\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fatima-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kermanshah-earthquake-2028-11-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281113 SUMMARY:Kermanshah earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border regi on on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah provi nce\, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victi ms. 12 November every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 2017 Iran- Iraq earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kermanshah-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-day-of-covenant-2028-11-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281126 SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Ba há. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before. 250 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted fro m sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Ba há’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-day-of-covenant/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-abdul-baha-2028-11-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281128 SUMMARY:Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a s ignificant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before . 252 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Te hran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calen dar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:azargan-2028-11-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281130 SUMMARY:Azargan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire\, kept on th e day Azar of the month Azar. 9 Azar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Greg orian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/azargan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2028-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281201 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hanukkah-2028-12-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281221 SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Begin s at sunset the evening before. 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Chanukah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hanukkah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2028-12-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281215 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seb-i-arus-2028-12-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281218 SUMMARY:Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night) DESCRIPTION:Mevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a w edding night\, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and i n many cities abroad. 17 December every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Mevlevi Order\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seb-i-arus/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2028-12-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281220 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2028-12-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281221 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2028-12-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281222 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yalda-2028-12-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281222 SUMMARY:Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh) DESCRIPTION:Longest night: pomegranates\, watermelon\, nuts and Hafez divin ation\; UNESCO inscription 2022. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 De y in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between y ears. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Yalda Night\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yalda/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:christmas-assyrian-2028-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281226 SUMMARY:Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. 25 December every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Christmas\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/christmas-assyrian/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bam-earthquake-2028-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281227 SUMMARY:Bam earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians a t home and abroad remember the victims. 26 December every year\, in the Gr egorian calendar. Source: 2003 Bam earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bam-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2028-12-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290101 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-christmas-2029-01-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290107 SUMMARY:Armenian Christmas and Theophany DESCRIPTION: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. 6 January every year\, in the Gregorian calend ar. Source: Armenian Apostolic Church\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-christmas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ps752-remembrance-2029-01-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290109 SUMMARY:PS752 remembrance DESCRIPTION:Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752\, 8 Januar y 2020. 8 January every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ps752-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2029-01-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290117 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahmanagan-2029-01-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290122 SUMMARY:Bahmanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman\, tie d to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Familie s share vegetarian food. 2 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregori an date moves by a day between years. Source: Bahmanagān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahmanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sadeh-2029-01-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290130 SUMMARY:Sadeh DESCRIPTION:Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. 10 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: SADA FESTIVAL\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sadeh/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hasan-birth-2029-01-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290131 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hasan DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali\, the second I mam\, in the month of fasting. 15 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the m oon can move it by a day. Source: Hasan ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hasan-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tu-bishvat-2029-01-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290201 SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat DESCRIPTION:The new year of the trees\, on 15 Shevat\, marked with fruit an d planting. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shevat in the Hebrew c alendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tu BiShvat\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tu-bishvat/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-martyrdom-2029-02-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290206 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. 21 Rama dan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-martyrdom/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-shia-2029-02-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290208 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan\, Shia) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19\, 21 and 23 Ram adan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 23 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sigh ting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening bef ore. Source: Night of Power\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-sunni-2029-02-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290212 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan\, Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan\, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move i t by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Night of Power \, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forough-remembrance-2029-02-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290214 SUMMARY:Forough Farrokhzad remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad\, who died on 13 F ebruary 1967\, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be agha z-e fasl-e sard. 13 February every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sourc e: Forough Farrokhzad\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/forough-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-eid-2029-02-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290215 SUMMARY:Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr DESCRIPTION:End of the fast of Ramadan. 1 Shawwal in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID-E FEṬR\, Encyclopaedia Ira nica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-eid/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:spendarmazgan-2029-02-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290224 SUMMARY:Sepandarmazgan DESCRIPTION:A festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and anc ient Iranian calendar\, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Som e families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. 5 Esfand in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Sou rce: Sepandārmazgān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/spendarmazgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-esther-2029-02-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290301 SUMMARY:Fast of Esther DESCRIPTION: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 Hamad an. 13 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap y ear). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Esther\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-esther/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-fast-2029-03-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290320 SUMMARY:Bahá’í Fast DESCRIPTION:Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ\, ending at Naw-Rúz. Begins at sunset the evening before. -19 d ays after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. I t lasts 19 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-fast/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:purim-2029-03-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290302 SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:A festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia\, on 14 A dar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and M ordechai\, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the even ing before. 14 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap year). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It be gins at sunset the evening before. Source: Purim\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/purim/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baloch-culture-day-2029-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290303 SUMMARY:Baloch Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Baloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with tradition al dress\, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities\, and one adds Iran\; no source specific to Iran w as found. 2 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Pakistan 's Baloch community marks Cultural Day in the UAE (4 March 2019) (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/baloch-culture-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chaharshanbe-suri-2029-03-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290315 SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri DESCRIPTION:Jumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Begins a t sunset the evening before. The last Wednesday before the day of the rule below: 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Č AHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/chaharshanbe-suri/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:halabja-remembrance-2029-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290317 SUMMARY:Halabja remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember t he victims each year. 16 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sou rce: Halabja massacre\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/halabja-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-nawruz-2029-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290321 SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year) DESCRIPTION:The Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox\, c ounted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Begins at s unset the evening before. The day of the March equinox\, counted from suns et in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’ í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-nawruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nowruz-2029-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290321 SUMMARY:Nowruz DESCRIPTION:New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table\, spring c leaning\, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List\; UN International Day of Nowruz\, 21 March. 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gre gorian date moves by a day between years. The year turns at the moment of the March equinox. Source: NOWRUZ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondar y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/nowruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:newroz-kurdish-2029-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290322 SUMMARY:Newroz (Kurdish new year) DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires\, festiv e dress and gatherings\, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahha k. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. 21 March every y ear\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Newroz as celebrated by Kurds\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/newroz-kurdish/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-palm-sunday-2029-03-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290326 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday\, Tsaghkazard\, a week before Easter\, with a procession and blessed willow and olive bra nches. 7 days before Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian c omputus. Source: Palm Sunday\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-palm-sunday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-reza-birth-2029-03-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290327 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Reza DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha\, the eighth im am\, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. 11 Dhu al-Q adah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Greg orian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali al-Rida\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-reza-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pesach-2029-03-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290408 SUMMARY:Passover (Pesach) DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outsid e Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Begins at sunset the eve ning before. 15 Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years again st the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Pesach\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/pesach/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:easter-western-2029-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290402 SUMMARY:Easter DESCRIPTION:Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the dat e of the Western (Gregorian) computus. The day of Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Easter\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/easter-western/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kha-b-nisan-2029-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290402 SUMMARY:Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processi ons\, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. 1 April every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kha b-Nisan\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kha-b-nisan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sizdah-bedar-2029-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290402 SUMMARY:Sizdah Bedar DESCRIPTION:Picnics outdoors\; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. 1 3 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Sizdah Be-dar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sizdah-bedar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hedayat-remembrance-2029-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290410 SUMMARY:Sadegh Hedayat remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat\, author of The Blind Owl\, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. 9 April every year\, in the Gregorian cale ndar. Source: Sadegh Hedayat\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hedayat-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:attar-day-2029-04-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290414 SUMMARY:Attar Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poe try. 25 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Attar of Nishapur\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/attar-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-2029-04-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290502 SUMMARY:Ridvan DESCRIPTION:Baha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Bagh dad\, 1863. Begins at sunset the evening before. 31 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It lasts 12 days. It b egins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá'í Calendar: Holy Da ys 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saadi-day-2029-04-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290421 SUMMARY:Saadi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. 1 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Saadi Shirazi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/saadi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-journalism-day-2029-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290423 SUMMARY:Kurdish Journalism Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 22 April\, the day in 1898 when the fi rst issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. 22 April every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdistan (newspaper)\, Wikipedia ( to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-journalism-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arafah-2029-04-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290424 SUMMARY:Day of Arafah DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah\, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Man y Muslims fast and pray at home. 9 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Arafah\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arafah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-al-adha-2029-04-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290425 SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban) DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. 10 Dhu al-Hijj ah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregor ian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID- E QORBĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-al-adha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-ninth-2029-04-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290429 SUMMARY:Ninth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Begins at sunset the ev ening before. 39 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from s unset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-ninth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-twelfth-2029-05-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290502 SUMMARY:Twelfth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Begins at su nset the evening before. 42 days after: The day of the March equinox\, cou nted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source : The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-ghadir-2029-05-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290503 SUMMARY:Eid al-Ghadir DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm\, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share t his reading. 18 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Eid al-Ghadir\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-ghadir/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lag-baomer-2029-05-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290504 SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer DESCRIPTION:A day of bonfires\, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar. It mov es between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Lag BaOmer\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/lag-baomer/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-mubahala-2029-05-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290509 SUMMARY:Eid al-Mubahala DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the Mubahala\, the meeting of Muhammad wi th a Christian delegation from Najran\, as a day of the Prophet's househol d. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. 24 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mubahala\, Wik ipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-mubahala/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-ascension-2029-05-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290511 SUMMARY:Ascension DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Ascension\, Hampartsoum\, falls on th e fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and wate r. 39 days after Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian compu tus. Source: Feast of the Ascension\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-ascension/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ferdowsi-day-2029-05-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290515 SUMMARY:Ferdowsi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi\, author of the Shahn ameh\, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. 25 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gr egorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Ferdowsi\, Wikipedia (t o verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ferdowsi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:islamic-new-year-2029-05-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290515 SUMMARY:Islamic New Year DESCRIPTION:The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. 1 Muharram in the Lu nar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Islamic New Year\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/islamic-new-year/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-language-day-2029-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290516 SUMMARY:Kurdish Language Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish languag e\, with readings\, classes and publications in Kurmanji\, Sorani and othe r varieties. 15 May every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdis h Language Day\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-language-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khayyam-day-2029-05-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290518 SUMMARY:Khayyam Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam\, poet\, mathemat ician and astronomer\, on 28 Ordibehesht. 28 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijr i calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Omar Khayyam\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khayyam-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-pentecost-2029-05-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290521 SUMMARY:Pentecost DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of Pentecost\, Hogegaloust\, seven weeks aft er Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. 49 days after Western Easte r Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Pentecost\, Wikip edia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-pentecost/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:shavuot-2029-05-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290522 SUMMARY:Shavuot DESCRIPTION:A festival of the giving of the Torah\, on 6 and 7 Sivan outsid e Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before. 6 Sivan in the Hebrew calen dar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 day s. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Shavuot\, Hebcal (secon dary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/shavuot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tasua-2029-05-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290523 SUMMARY:Tasua DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Muharram\, the eve of Ashura\, when Shia communiti es remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. 9 Muhar ram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Tasu 'a\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tasua/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-2029-05-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290524 SUMMARY:Muharram and Ashura DESCRIPTION:Mourning of Imam Hussein\; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). 10 M uharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each G regorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: TAʿZIA\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-sunni-2029-05-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290524 SUMMARY:Ashura fast (Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Sunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram\, the day Moses is held to ha ve been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Huss ein. 10 Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earli er each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Ashura\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-declaration-bab-2029-05-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290524 SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a ho ly day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 64 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the ev ening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verifie d) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-declaration-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khordad-sal-2029-05-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290527 SUMMARY:Khordad Sal DESCRIPTION:Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad . Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. 6 Khordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Khordad Sal\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khordad-sal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-bahaullah-2029-05-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290529 SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy d ay. Begins at sunset the evening before. 69 days after: The day of the Mar ch equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manjil-rudbar-earthquake-2029-06-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290622 SUMMARY:Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Sur vivors and families remember the victims\, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. 21 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 1990 Man jil-Rudbar earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sardasht-remembrance-2029-06-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290629 SUMMARY:Sardasht chemical attack remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sarda sht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the vic tims every year. 28 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: I ran-Iraq War\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sardasht-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seventeenth-of-tammuz-2029-06-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290701 SUMMARY:Seventeenth of Tammuz DESCRIPTION:A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. 17 Ta muz in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian c alendar. Source: Seventeenth of Tammuz\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seventeenth-of-tammuz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arbaeen-2029-07-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290703 SUMMARY:Arbaeen DESCRIPTION:The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali\, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. 20 Safar in the Lunar Hijri c alendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sight ing of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Arba'in\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arbaeen/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iran-air-655-2029-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290704 SUMMARY:Iran Air Flight 655 remembrance DESCRIPTION: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 governm ents describe the cause differently\, and the International Court of Justi ce case ended in a settlement in 1996. 3 July every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Iran Air Flight 655\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/iran-air-655/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirgan-2029-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290704 SUMMARY:Tirgan DESCRIPTION:Water festival\; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan fes tival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirma-sizdah-shab-2029-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290704 SUMMARY:Tirma Sizdah Shab DESCRIPTION:A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan\, kept on the night o f 13 Tir with water\, fire\, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirma-sizdah-shab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vardavar-2029-07-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290709 SUMMARY:Vardavar DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration\, fourteen weeks afte r Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. 98 days after We stern Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Vardav ar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/vardavar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-martyrdom-bab-2029-07-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290710 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 111 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset th e evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (ver ified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-martyrdom-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:safar-28-2029-07-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290711 SUMMARY:Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death o f Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. 28 Safar in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Safar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/safar-28/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tisha-bav-2029-07-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290722 SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av DESCRIPTION:A day of fasting and mourning\, on 9 Av\, for the destruction o f the Temples. Begins at sunset the evening before. 9 Av in the Hebrew cal endar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tisha B'Av\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tisha-bav/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-sunni-2029-07-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290725 SUMMARY:Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings\, poems and gatherings. 12 Rabi al-Awwal in th e Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year . A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mordadgan-2029-07-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290728 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290729 SUMMARY:Mordadgan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad\, the spi rit of immortality and plants\, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad . 7 Mordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mordadgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-shia-2029-07-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290730 SUMMARY:Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad\, and o f Imam Jafar al-Sadiq\, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 t o 17 Unity Week. 17 Rabi al-Awwal in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes ab out 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:constitutional-revolution-2029-08-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290806 SUMMARY:Constitutional Revolution\, decree of 5 August 1906 DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that be gan Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many vie ws study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. 5 August every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Persian Constitutional Revoluti on\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/constitutional-revolution/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:avicenna-day-2029-08-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290823 SUMMARY:Avicenna Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicia ns. 1 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Avicenna\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/avicenna-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:razi-day-2029-08-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290827 SUMMARY:Razi Day DESCRIPTION: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. 5 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Abu Bakr al-Razi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/razi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rosh-hashanah-2029-09-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290912 SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah DESCRIPTION:The Jewish new year\, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish familie s mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years ag ainst the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 days. It begins at sunset the eve ning before. Source: Rosh Hashana\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rosh-hashanah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-gedaliah-2029-09-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290913 SUMMARY:Fast of Gedaliah DESCRIPTION:A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah\, the gove rnor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. 3 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Ged aliah\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-gedaliah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jina-amini-2029-09-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290917 SUMMARY:Woman\, Life\, Freedom anniversary DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini\, 16 September 2 022. 16 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Death of Mahsa Amini\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/jina-amini/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yom-kippur-2029-09-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290920 SUMMARY:Yom Kippur DESCRIPTION:The day of atonement\, on 10 Tishri\, kept with fasting and pra yer. Begins at sunset the evening before. 10 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar . It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at suns et the evening before. Source: Yom Kippur\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yom-kippur/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sukkot-2029-09-24@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291001 SUMMARY:Sukkot DESCRIPTION:A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah\, a temporary hut. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian cale ndar. It lasts 7 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Suk kot\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sukkot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rumi-birthday-2029-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291001 SUMMARY:Rumi’s birthday DESCRIPTION:Rumi was born on 30 September 1207\, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian\, Turkish and many other lang uages mark the day. 30 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. S ource: Rumi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rumi-birthday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:simchat-torah-2029-10-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291003 SUMMARY:Simchat Torah DESCRIPTION:The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begin s again\, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before . 23 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gre gorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Simchat T orah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/simchat-torah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mehregan-2029-10-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291008 SUMMARY:Mehregan DESCRIPTION:Autumn festival of friendship\, of Zoroastrian origin. 16 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between yea rs. Source: MEHRAGĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mehregan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hafez-day-2029-10-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291012 SUMMARY:Hafez Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. 20 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years . Source: Hafez\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hafez-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fatima-birth-2029-10-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291029 SUMMARY:Birth of Fatima DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Fatima\, daughter of the Pro phet Muhammad\, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. 20 Jumada al-Thani in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It com es about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Fatima\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fatima-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyrus-commemoration-2029-10-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291030 SUMMARY:Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder DESCRIPTION: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 n ot an official holiday\, and no record dates the day. 29 October every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Cyrus Cylinder\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/cyrus-commemoration/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abanagan-2029-10-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291101 SUMMARY:Abanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water\, kept on t he day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well . 10 Aban in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kermanshah-earthquake-2029-11-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291113 SUMMARY:Kermanshah earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border regi on on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah provi nce\, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victi ms. 12 November every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 2017 Iran- Iraq earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kermanshah-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2029-11-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291121 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-day-of-covenant-2029-11-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291126 SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Ba há. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before. 250 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted fro m sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Ba há’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-day-of-covenant/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-abdul-baha-2029-11-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291128 SUMMARY:Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a s ignificant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before . 252 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Te hran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calen dar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:azargan-2029-11-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291130 SUMMARY:Azargan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire\, kept on th e day Azar of the month Azar. 9 Azar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Greg orian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/azargan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hanukkah-2029-12-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291210 SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Begin s at sunset the evening before. 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Chanukah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hanukkah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2029-12-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291205 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2029-12-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291210 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2029-12-10@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291211 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2029-12-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291212 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seb-i-arus-2029-12-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291218 SUMMARY:Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night) DESCRIPTION:Mevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a w edding night\, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and i n many cities abroad. 17 December every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Mevlevi Order\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seb-i-arus/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2029-12-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291222 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yalda-2029-12-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291222 SUMMARY:Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh) DESCRIPTION:Longest night: pomegranates\, watermelon\, nuts and Hafez divin ation\; UNESCO inscription 2022. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 De y in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between y ears. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Yalda Night\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yalda/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:christmas-assyrian-2029-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291226 SUMMARY:Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. 25 December every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Christmas\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/christmas-assyrian/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bam-earthquake-2029-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291227 SUMMARY:Bam earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians a t home and abroad remember the victims. 26 December every year\, in the Gr egorian calendar. Source: 2003 Bam earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bam-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2030-01-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300106 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-christmas-2030-01-06@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300107 SUMMARY:Armenian Christmas and Theophany DESCRIPTION: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. 6 January every year\, in the Gregorian calend ar. Source: Armenian Apostolic Church\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-christmas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ps752-remembrance-2030-01-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300109 SUMMARY:PS752 remembrance DESCRIPTION:Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752\, 8 Januar y 2020. 8 January every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ps752-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hasan-birth-2030-01-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300120 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hasan DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hasan ibn Ali\, the second I mam\, in the month of fasting. 15 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the m oon can move it by a day. Source: Hasan ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hasan-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tu-bishvat-2030-01-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300120 SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat DESCRIPTION:The new year of the trees\, on 15 Shevat\, marked with fruit an d planting. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shevat in the Hebrew c alendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tu BiShvat\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tu-bishvat/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahmanagan-2030-01-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300122 SUMMARY:Bahmanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian feast of the day Bahman in the month Bahman\, tie d to the amesha spenta of good thought and to the care of animals. Familie s share vegetarian food. 2 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregori an date moves by a day between years. Source: Bahmanagān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahmanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-martyrdom-2030-01-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300126 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mourn Ali ibn Abi Talib on 21 Ramadan. 21 Rama dan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-martyrdom/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-shia-2030-01-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300128 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (23 Ramadan\, Shia) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities keep vigil on the nights of 19\, 21 and 23 Ram adan. The night of 23 Ramadan is the one most often named as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 23 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sigh ting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening bef ore. Source: Night of Power\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sadeh-2030-01-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300130 SUMMARY:Sadeh DESCRIPTION:Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin. 10 Bahman in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: SADA FESTIVAL\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sadeh/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:laylat-qadr-sunni-2030-01-31@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300201 SUMMARY:Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan\, Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Many Sunni communities keep vigil on the night of 27 Ramadan\, the night they most often name as the Night of Power. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move i t by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Night of Power \, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/laylat-qadr-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-eid-2030-02-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300205 SUMMARY:Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr DESCRIPTION:End of the fast of Ramadan. 1 Shawwal in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID-E FEṬR\, Encyclopaedia Ira nica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-eid/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forough-remembrance-2030-02-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300214 SUMMARY:Forough Farrokhzad remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember the poet Forough Farrokhzad\, who died on 13 F ebruary 1967\, with readings of Tavallodi digar and Iman biyavarim be agha z-e fasl-e sard. 13 February every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sourc e: Forough Farrokhzad\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/forough-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:spendarmazgan-2030-02-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300224 SUMMARY:Sepandarmazgan DESCRIPTION:A festival of the earth and of women in the Zoroastrian and anc ient Iranian calendar\, on the day Spendarmad of the month Spendarmad. Som e families mark it today with gifts to mothers and wives. 5 Esfand in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Sou rce: Sepandārmazgān\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/spendarmazgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-fast-2030-03-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300320 SUMMARY:Bahá’í Fast DESCRIPTION:Nineteen days of fasting from sunrise to sunset in the month of ʻAláʼ\, ending at Naw-Rúz. Begins at sunset the evening before. -19 d ays after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. I t lasts 19 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-fast/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baloch-culture-day-2030-03-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300303 SUMMARY:Baloch Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Baloch communities mark their culture on 2 March with tradition al dress\, music and dance. Reports place it in Pakistani Balochistan and in diaspora communities\, and one adds Iran\; no source specific to Iran w as found. 2 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Pakistan 's Baloch community marks Cultural Day in the UAE (4 March 2019) (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/baloch-culture-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:halabja-remembrance-2030-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300317 SUMMARY:Halabja remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 16 March 1988 chemical weapons killed thousands of civilians in the town of Halabja in Iraq. Kurdish communities and others remember t he victims each year. 16 March every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Sou rce: Halabja massacre\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/halabja-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-reza-birth-2030-03-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300317 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Reza DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali al-Ridha\, the eighth im am\, on 11 Dhu al-Qadah. Pilgrims visit his shrine in Mashhad. 11 Dhu al-Q adah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Greg orian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali al-Rida\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-reza-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-esther-2030-03-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300319 SUMMARY:Fast of Esther DESCRIPTION: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 Hamad an. 13 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap y ear). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Esther\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-esther/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:purim-2030-03-19@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300320 SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:A festival that retells the story of Esther in Persia\, on 14 A dar (Adar II in a leap year). Many Iranian Jews also remember Esther and M ordechai\, whose traditional tomb is in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the even ing before. 14 Adar or Adar II in the Hebrew calendar (the second name in a leap year). It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It be gins at sunset the evening before. Source: Purim\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/purim/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-nawruz-2030-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300321 SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í new year) DESCRIPTION:The Bahá'í new year falls on the day of the March equinox\, c ounted from sunset in Tehran. Bahá'ís keep it as a holy day. Begins at s unset the evening before. The day of the March equinox\, counted from suns et in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’ í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-nawruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chaharshanbe-suri-2030-03-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300321 SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri DESCRIPTION:Jumping over bonfires to leave the year's ills behind. Begins a t sunset the evening before. The last Wednesday before the day of the rule below: 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Č AHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/chaharshanbe-suri/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:newroz-kurdish-2030-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300322 SUMMARY:Newroz (Kurdish new year) DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark Newroz on 21 March with fires\, festiv e dress and gatherings\, and retell the story of Kawa and the tyrant Zahha k. It falls with Nowruz and has its own customs and name. 21 March every y ear\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Newroz as celebrated by Kurds\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/newroz-kurdish/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nowruz-2030-03-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300322 SUMMARY:Nowruz DESCRIPTION:New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table\, spring c leaning\, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List\; UN International Day of Nowruz\, 21 March. 1 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gre gorian date moves by a day between years. The year turns at the moment of the March equinox. Source: NOWRUZ\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondar y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/nowruz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kha-b-nisan-2030-04-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300402 SUMMARY:Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian new year) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian communities mark the new year on 1 April with processi ons\, music and dress. It echoes the ancient Akitu festival. 1 April every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kha b-Nisan\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kha-b-nisan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sizdah-bedar-2030-04-02@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300403 SUMMARY:Sizdah Bedar DESCRIPTION:Picnics outdoors\; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water. 1 3 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Sizdah Be-dar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sizdah-bedar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hedayat-remembrance-2030-04-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300410 SUMMARY:Sadegh Hedayat remembrance DESCRIPTION:Readers remember Sadegh Hedayat\, author of The Blind Owl\, who died in Paris on 9 April 1951. 9 April every year\, in the Gregorian cale ndar. Source: Sadegh Hedayat\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hedayat-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arafah-2030-04-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300413 SUMMARY:Day of Arafah DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah\, when pilgrims stand at Arafat. Man y Muslims fast and pray at home. 9 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calend ar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting o f the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Arafah\, Wikipedia (to ver ify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arafah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-al-adha-2030-04-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300414 SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban) DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj. 10 Dhu al-Hijj ah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregor ian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: ʿID- E QORBĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-al-adha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-palm-sunday-2030-04-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300415 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Armenian Apostolic Church keeps Palm Sunday\, Tsaghkazard\, a week before Easter\, with a procession and blessed willow and olive bra nches. 7 days before Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian c omputus. Source: Palm Sunday\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-palm-sunday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:attar-day-2030-04-14@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300415 SUMMARY:Attar Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Attar of Nishapur on 25 Farvardin. His Conference of the Birds is a classic of Persian Sufi poe try. 25 Farvardin in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Attar of Nishapur\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/attar-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pesach-2030-04-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300426 SUMMARY:Passover (Pesach) DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of freedom that begins on 15 Nisan outsid e Israel. The Seder is held on the first evening. Begins at sunset the eve ning before. 15 Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years again st the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Pesach\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/pesach/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-2030-04-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300502 SUMMARY:Ridvan DESCRIPTION:Baha'i festival commemorating Baha'u'llah's declaration in Bagh dad\, 1863. Begins at sunset the evening before. 31 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It lasts 12 days. It b egins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá'í Calendar: Holy Da ys 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:easter-western-2030-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300422 SUMMARY:Easter DESCRIPTION:Armenian Apostolic and Assyrian churches keep Easter on the dat e of the Western (Gregorian) computus. The day of Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Easter\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/easter-western/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-ghadir-2030-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300422 SUMMARY:Eid al-Ghadir DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the day of Ghadir Khumm\, when they hold that Muhammad named Ali as his successor. Sunni communities do not share t his reading. 18 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Eid al-Ghadir\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-ghadir/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saadi-day-2030-04-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300422 SUMMARY:Saadi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Saadi of Shiraz on 1 Ordibehesht. His Gulistan and Bustan are read across the Persian-speaking world. 1 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Saadi Shirazi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/saadi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-journalism-day-2030-04-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300423 SUMMARY:Kurdish Journalism Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 22 April\, the day in 1898 when the fi rst issue of the newspaper Kurdistan appeared in Cairo. 22 April every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdistan (newspaper)\, Wikipedia ( to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-journalism-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eid-mubahala-2030-04-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300428 SUMMARY:Eid al-Mubahala DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the Mubahala\, the meeting of Muhammad wi th a Christian delegation from Najran\, as a day of the Prophet's househol d. Sunni communities do not keep it as a festival. 24 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mubahala\, Wik ipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/eid-mubahala/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-ninth-2030-04-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300429 SUMMARY:Ninth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the ninth day of Ridván. Begins at sunset the ev ening before. 39 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from s unset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá ’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-ninth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ridvan-twelfth-2030-05-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300502 SUMMARY:Twelfth day of Ridván DESCRIPTION:A holy day on the twelfth and last day of Ridván. Begins at su nset the evening before. 42 days after: The day of the March equinox\, cou nted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source : The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ridvan-twelfth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:islamic-new-year-2030-05-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300505 SUMMARY:Islamic New Year DESCRIPTION:The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection. 1 Muharram in the Lu nar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Islamic New Year\ , Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/islamic-new-year/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tasua-2030-05-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300513 SUMMARY:Tasua DESCRIPTION:The ninth of Muharram\, the eve of Ashura\, when Shia communiti es remember Abbas ibn Ali and the companions of Husayn at Karbala. 9 Muhar ram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Grego rian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Tasu 'a\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tasua/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-2030-05-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300514 SUMMARY:Muharram and Ashura DESCRIPTION:Mourning of Imam Hussein\; ta'zieh passion plays (UNESCO). 10 M uharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each G regorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: TAʿZIA\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ashura-sunni-2030-05-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300514 SUMMARY:Ashura fast (Sunni) DESCRIPTION:Sunni Muslims fast on 10 Muharram\, the day Moses is held to ha ve been saved. Shia communities keep the same day as the martyrdom of Huss ein. 10 Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earli er each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Day of Ashura\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ashura-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ferdowsi-day-2030-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300516 SUMMARY:Ferdowsi Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Ferdowsi\, author of the Shahn ameh\, on 25 Ordibehesht. Poetry readings and Shahnameh recitals mark the day in Iran and abroad. 25 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gr egorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Ferdowsi\, Wikipedia (t o verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ferdowsi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kurdish-language-day-2030-05-15@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300516 SUMMARY:Kurdish Language Day DESCRIPTION:Kurdish communities mark 15 May as a day of the Kurdish languag e\, with readings\, classes and publications in Kurmanji\, Sorani and othe r varieties. 15 May every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Kurdis h Language Day\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kurdish-language-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khayyam-day-2030-05-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300519 SUMMARY:Khayyam Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours Omar Khayyam\, poet\, mathemat ician and astronomer\, on 28 Ordibehesht. 28 Ordibehesht in the Solar Hijr i calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Omar Khayyam\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khayyam-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:lag-baomer-2030-05-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300522 SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer DESCRIPTION:A day of bonfires\, outings and weddings in the counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar. It mov es between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Lag BaOmer\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/lag-baomer/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-declaration-bab-2030-05-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300524 SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the Báb's declaration in Shiraz in 1844 as a ho ly day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 64 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the ev ening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verifie d) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-declaration-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:khordad-sal-2030-05-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300528 SUMMARY:Khordad Sal DESCRIPTION:Zoroastrians in Iran keep the birth of Zarathustra on 6 Khordad . Other Zoroastrian groups follow other calendars and keep other dates. 6 Khordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Khordad Sal\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/khordad-sal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-bahaullah-2030-05-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300529 SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892 as a holy d ay. Begins at sunset the evening before. 69 days after: The day of the Mar ch equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-bahaullah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-ascension-2030-05-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300531 SUMMARY:Ascension DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Ascension\, Hampartsoum\, falls on th e fortieth day of Easter. Young people tell fortunes from flowers and wate r. 39 days after Western Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian compu tus. Source: Feast of the Ascension\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-ascension/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:shavuot-2030-06-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300609 SUMMARY:Shavuot DESCRIPTION:A festival of the giving of the Torah\, on 6 and 7 Sivan outsid e Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before. 6 Sivan in the Hebrew calen dar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 day s. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Shavuot\, Hebcal (secon dary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/shavuot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:armenian-pentecost-2030-06-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300610 SUMMARY:Pentecost DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of Pentecost\, Hogegaloust\, seven weeks aft er Easter. Vardavar follows seven weeks later. 49 days after Western Easte r Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Pentecost\, Wikip edia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/armenian-pentecost/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manjil-rudbar-earthquake-2030-06-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300622 SUMMARY:Manjil-Rudbar earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A large earthquake struck Gilan and Zanjan on 21 June 1990. Sur vivors and families remember the victims\, many of them Gilaki and Talysh speakers. 21 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 1990 Man jil-Rudbar earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/manjil-rudbar-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:arbaeen-2030-06-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300623 SUMMARY:Arbaeen DESCRIPTION:The fortieth day after Ashura. Shia communities remember Husayn ibn Ali\, and many walk to Karbala in Iraq. 20 Safar in the Lunar Hijri c alendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sight ing of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Arba'in\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/arbaeen/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sardasht-remembrance-2030-06-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300629 SUMMARY:Sardasht chemical attack remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 1987 Iraqi aircraft bombed the Kurdish town of Sarda sht in Iran with chemical weapons. Survivors and families remember the vic tims every year. 28 June every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: I ran-Iraq War\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sardasht-remembrance/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:safar-28-2030-06-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300701 SUMMARY:Death of the Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hasan (28 Safar) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities remember the death of Muhammad and the death o f Hasan ibn Ali on 28 Safar. Sunni communities place the death of Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. 28 Safar in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Safar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/safar-28/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iran-air-655-2030-07-03@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300704 SUMMARY:Iran Air Flight 655 remembrance DESCRIPTION: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 governm ents describe the cause differently\, and the International Court of Justi ce case ended in a settlement in 1996. 3 July every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Iran Air Flight 655\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/iran-air-655/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirgan-2030-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300705 SUMMARY:Tirgan DESCRIPTION:Water festival\; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan fes tival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. So urce: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tirma-sizdah-shab-2030-07-04@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300705 SUMMARY:Tirma Sizdah Shab DESCRIPTION:A summer festival of Mazandaran and Gilan\, kept on the night o f 13 Tir with water\, fire\, games and storytelling. It falls with Tirgan. 13 Tir in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day bet ween years. Source: Tirgan\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tirma-sizdah-shab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-martyrdom-bab-2030-07-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300710 SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 as a holy day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 111 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset th e evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (ver ified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-martyrdom-bab/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-sunni-2030-07-13@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300714 SUMMARY:Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on 12 Rabi al-Awwal with readings\, poems and gatherings. 12 Rabi al-Awwal in th e Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year . A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-sunni/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mawlid-shia-2030-07-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300719 SUMMARY:Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad\, and o f Imam Jafar al-Sadiq\, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 t o 17 Unity Week. 17 Rabi al-Awwal in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes ab out 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Mawlid\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mawlid-shia/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seventeenth-of-tammuz-2030-07-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300719 SUMMARY:Seventeenth of Tammuz DESCRIPTION:A fast day that begins the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. 17 Ta muz in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian c alendar. Source: Seventeenth of Tammuz\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seventeenth-of-tammuz/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vardavar-2030-07-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300728 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300729 SUMMARY:Vardavar DESCRIPTION:The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration\, fourteen weeks afte r Easter. People throw water on each other in the street. 98 days after We stern Easter Sunday\, computed with the Gregorian computus. Source: Vardav ar\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/vardavar/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mordadgan-2030-07-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300730 SUMMARY:Mordadgan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of Amurdad\, the spi rit of immortality and plants\, kept on the day Mordad of the month Mordad . 7 Mordad in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mordadgan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:constitutional-revolution-2030-08-05@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300806 SUMMARY:Constitutional Revolution\, decree of 5 August 1906 DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 1906 Mozaffar al-Din Shah signed the decree that be gan Iran's constitutional era and its first parliament. People of many vie ws study it as the start of parliamentary politics in Iran. 5 August every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Persian Constitutional Revoluti on\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/constitutional-revolution/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tisha-bav-2030-08-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300809 SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av DESCRIPTION:A day of fasting and mourning\, on 9 Av\, for the destruction o f the Temples. Begins at sunset the evening before. 9 Av in the Hebrew cal endar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Tisha B'Av\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/tisha-bav/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:avicenna-day-2030-08-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300824 SUMMARY:Avicenna Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the physician and philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) on 1 Shahrivar. It is also marked as a day of physicia ns. 1 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years. Source: Avicenna\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/avicenna-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:razi-day-2030-08-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300828 SUMMARY:Razi Day DESCRIPTION: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. 5 Shahrivar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Abu Bakr al-Razi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/razi-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jina-amini-2030-09-16@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300917 SUMMARY:Woman\, Life\, Freedom anniversary DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini\, 16 September 2 022. 16 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Death of Mahsa Amini\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/jina-amini/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rosh-hashanah-2030-09-28@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300930 SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah DESCRIPTION:The Jewish new year\, on 1 and 2 Tishri. Iranian Jewish familie s mark it with prayer and a table of symbolic foods. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years ag ainst the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 2 days. It begins at sunset the eve ning before. Source: Rosh Hashana\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rosh-hashanah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fast-of-gedaliah-2030-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301001 SUMMARY:Fast of Gedaliah DESCRIPTION:A fast day after Rosh Hashanah in memory of Gedaliah\, the gove rnor killed after the fall of Jerusalem. 3 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. Source: Fast of Ged aliah\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fast-of-gedaliah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rumi-birthday-2030-09-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20300930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301001 SUMMARY:Rumi’s birthday DESCRIPTION:Rumi was born on 30 September 1207\, in Balkh by most accounts. Readers of his Masnavi and Divan in Persian\, Turkish and many other lang uages mark the day. 30 September every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. S ource: Rumi\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/rumi-birthday/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yom-kippur-2030-10-07@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301008 SUMMARY:Yom Kippur DESCRIPTION:The day of atonement\, on 10 Tishri\, kept with fasting and pra yer. Begins at sunset the evening before. 10 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar . It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It begins at suns et the evening before. Source: Yom Kippur\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yom-kippur/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mehregan-2030-10-08@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301009 SUMMARY:Mehregan DESCRIPTION:Autumn festival of friendship\, of Zoroastrian origin. 16 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between yea rs. Source: MEHRAGĀN\, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mehregan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hafez-day-2030-10-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301013 SUMMARY:Hafez Day DESCRIPTION:Iran's national calendar honours the poet Hafez of Shiraz on 20 Mehr. Many families read his ghazals on this day and on Yalda. 20 Mehr in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between years . Source: Hafez\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hafez-day/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sukkot-2030-10-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301019 SUMMARY:Sukkot DESCRIPTION:A seven-day festival that begins on 15 Tishri. Families eat in a sukkah\, a temporary hut. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian cale ndar. It lasts 7 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Suk kot\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sukkot/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fatima-birth-2030-10-18@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301019 SUMMARY:Birth of Fatima DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Fatima\, daughter of the Pro phet Muhammad\, on 20 Jumada al-Thani. Iran also keeps the day as a day of women and mothers. 20 Jumada al-Thani in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It com es about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Fatima\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/fatima-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:simchat-torah-2030-10-20@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301021 SUMMARY:Simchat Torah DESCRIPTION:The day on which the yearly reading of the Torah ends and begin s again\, on 23 Tishri outside Israel. Begins at sunset the evening before . 23 Tishri in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gre gorian calendar. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Simchat T orah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/simchat-torah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyrus-commemoration-2030-10-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301030 SUMMARY:Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder DESCRIPTION: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 n ot an official holiday\, and no record dates the day. 29 October every yea r\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Cyrus Cylinder\, Wikipedia (to veri fy) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/cyrus-commemoration/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abanagan-2030-11-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301102 SUMMARY:Abanagan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of water\, kept on t he day Aban of the month Aban. Some families mark it by a stream or a well . 10 Aban in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day b etween years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abanagan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-ali-birth-2030-11-09@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301110 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia and many Sufi communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Abi Ta lib on 13 Rajab. 13 Rajab in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 d ays earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-ali-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kermanshah-earthquake-2030-11-12@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301113 SUMMARY:Kermanshah earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran and Iraq border regi on on 12 November 2017. Most of the damage in Iran was in Kermanshah provi nce\, around Sarpol-e Zahab. Families and relief groups remember the victi ms. 12 November every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: 2017 Iran- Iraq earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/kermanshah-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mabath-2030-11-23@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301124 SUMMARY:Isra and Mi’raj\, and the Mab’ath DESCRIPTION: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. Begins at sunset the evening before. 27 Rajab in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evenin g before. Source: Isra' and Mi'raj\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mabath/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-day-of-covenant-2030-11-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301126 SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with ʻAbdu'l-Ba há. It is a significant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before. 250 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted fro m sunset in Tehran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Ba há’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-day-of-covenant/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bahai-ascension-abdul-baha-2030-11-27@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301128 SUMMARY:Ascension of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá DESCRIPTION:Bahá'ís mark the passing of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921. It is a s ignificant date and not a day of rest. Begins at sunset the evening before . 252 days after: The day of the March equinox\, counted from sunset in Te hran. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: The Bahá’í Calen dar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (verified) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bahai-ascension-abdul-baha/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:imam-hussein-birth-2030-11-29@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301130 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Hussein DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Hussein ibn Ali. 3 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian y ear. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Husayn ibn Ali\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/imam-hussein-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbas-birth-2030-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301201 SUMMARY:Birth of Abbas ibn Ali DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali\, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala. 4 Shaban in the Lunar H ijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Abbas ibn Ali\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/abbas-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:azargan-2030-11-30@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301201 SUMMARY:Azargan DESCRIPTION:A Zoroastrian and ancient Iranian festival of fire\, kept on th e day Azar of the month Azar. 9 Azar in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Greg orian date moves by a day between years. Source: Zoroastrian festivals\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/azargan/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sajjad-birth-2030-12-01@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301202 SUMMARY:Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin DESCRIPTION:Shia communities mark the birth of Ali ibn Hussein Zayn al-Abid in\, the fourth Imam. 5 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can mov e it by a day. Source: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin\, Wikipedia (to verif y) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/sajjad-birth/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mid-shaban-2030-12-11@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301212 SUMMARY:Mid-Shaban DESCRIPTION:Sunni communities keep a night of prayer on 15 Shaban. Shia com munities mark the birth of Imam al-Mahdi on this day. Begins at sunset the evening before. 15 Shaban in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Mid-Sha'ban\, W ikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/mid-shaban/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seb-i-arus-2030-12-17@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301218 SUMMARY:Seb-i Arus (Rumi's wedding night) DESCRIPTION:Mevlevi Sufis mark the death of Rumi on 17 December 1273 as a w edding night\, a union with God. Sema ceremonies take place in Konya and i n many cities abroad. 17 December every year\, in the Gregorian calendar. Source: Mevlevi Order\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/seb-i-arus/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hanukkah-2030-12-21@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301229 SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:An eight-day festival of lights that begins on 25 Kislev. Begin s at sunset the evening before. 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It moves between years against the Gregorian calendar. It lasts 8 days. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Chanukah\, Hebcal (secondary) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/hanukkah/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:yalda-2030-12-22@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301223 SUMMARY:Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh) DESCRIPTION:Longest night: pomegranates\, watermelon\, nuts and Hafez divin ation\; UNESCO inscription 2022. Begins at sunset the evening before. 1 De y in the Solar Hijri calendar. Its Gregorian date moves by a day between y ears. It begins at sunset the evening before. Source: Yalda Night\, Wikipe dia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/yalda/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:christmas-assyrian-2030-12-25@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301226 SUMMARY:Christmas (Assyrian and Chaldean churches) DESCRIPTION:Assyrian and Chaldean Christians keep Christmas on 25 December with a service and a family meal. 25 December every year\, in the Gregoria n calendar. Source: Christmas\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/christmas-assyrian/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bam-earthquake-2030-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301227 SUMMARY:Bam earthquake remembrance DESCRIPTION:On 26 December 2003 an earthquake destroyed much of the city of Bam in Kerman province and killed tens of thousands of people. Iranians a t home and abroad remember the victims. 26 December every year\, in the Gr egorian calendar. Source: 2003 Bam earthquake\, Wikipedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/bam-earthquake/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ramadan-start-2030-12-26@iranians.global DTSTAMP:20260101T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20301226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20301227 SUMMARY:First day of Ramadan DESCRIPTION: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. 1 Ramadan in the Lunar Hijri calendar. It comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. A local sighting of the moon can move it by a day. Source: Ramadan\, Wiki pedia (to verify) URL:https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/ramadan-start/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR