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DOING BUSINESS IN IRAN<br />

<strong>Iran</strong> National Holidays<br />

Holidays & Anniversaries <strong>in</strong> 1388 (March 21, 2008-March 20,<br />

2009) <strong>in</strong> <strong>Iran</strong><br />

Date English name Local name Remarks<br />

11th February<br />

10th March<br />

18th March<br />

19th March<br />

20th March<br />

21st March to<br />

23 rd March<br />

Revolution Day<br />

Arba’<strong>in</strong>-e Hosse<strong>in</strong>i (40th day after Ashura)<br />

Martyrdom of Imam Reza<br />

Demise of Muhammad and Martyrdom of<br />

Imam Hassan<br />

Nationalization of the oil <strong>in</strong>dustries<br />

Persian New Year<br />

Arba’<strong>in</strong>-e<br />

Hosse<strong>in</strong>i<br />

Nowruz<br />

of ancient <strong>Iran</strong>ian<br />

orig<strong>in</strong><br />

1st April <strong>Iran</strong>ian National Day/Islamic Republic Day<br />

Proclamation of the<br />

Islamic<br />

Republic <strong>in</strong> 1979<br />

2nd April Nature Day Sizdah Bedar<br />

13th day after the<br />

new year,<br />

end of festivities for<br />

Nowruz<br />

6th April<br />

Anniversary of Muhammad and Anniversary<br />

of Imam Sadeq<br />

4th June Anniversary of the pass<strong>in</strong>g of Imam Khome<strong>in</strong>i 1989<br />

5th June Anniversary of the upris<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong>st the Shah<br />

18th June Martyrdom of Fatima<br />

28th July Anniversary of Imam Ali<br />

11th August Mission of Muhammad Be'sat<br />

28th August Anniversary of Imam Mahdi<br />

3rd October Martyrdom of Imam Ali<br />

15th October End of Ramadan Eid-e-Fitr<br />

6th November Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq<br />

21st<br />

December<br />

Shab-e-Yalda<br />

21st<br />

December<br />

Eid-e-Qorban<br />

can vary by 1 day<br />

29th<br />

December<br />

Eid-e-Ghadeer<br />

There are 22 holidays. Dates for anniversaries are based on the Persian calendar, Muslim calendar<br />

or Zoroastrian calendar; the dates on the Gregorian calendar can vary from year to year.

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