Iran uses three official calendar systems: the Iranian calendar as the main date, the lunar Islamic calendar for religious events, and the Gregorian calendar for international events (like May Day).
The surfeit of public holidays has been a subject of concern for almost 30 years. A substantial number of unofficial holidays are added each year to the national holidays that further aggravate the situation.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farvardin 1 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | Also known as "Nowruz" |
| Farvardin 2 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 3 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 4 | Nowrooz | عید نوروز | |
| Farvardin 12 | Islamic Republic Day | روز جمهوری اسلامی | |
| Farvardin 13 | Nature Day | روز طبیعت | also known as Sizde-Bedar (سیزده‌بدر) |
| Khordad 14 | Khomeini's death | رحلت امام خمینی | |
| Khordad 15 | Revolt of Khordad 15 | قیام ۱۵ خرداد | |
| Bahman 22 | Victory of the Iranian Revolution | پیروزی انقلاب | |
| Esfand 29 | Nationalization of Oil Industry | ملی شدن صنعت نفت |
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muharram 9 | Tasu'a of Imam Hussain | تاسوعا | |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura of Imam Hussain | عاشورا | |
| Safar 20 | Arba'een of Imam Hussain | اربعین | |
| Safar 28 | Demise of prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) | وفات حضرت محمد و شهادت امام حسن مجتبی | |
| Safar 29 | Martyrdom of Imam Reza | شهادت امام رضا | |
| Rabi'-ul-Awwal 17 | Birth of Muhammad and Imam Jafar | ولادت حضرت محمد و امام جعفر صادق | |
| Jamaad-ath-Thaanee 3 | Martyrdom of Fatima | شهادت حضرت فاطمه | |
| Rajab 13 | Birth of Imam Ali | ولادت حضرت علی | |
| Rajab 27 | Mission of Muhammad | بعثت حضرت محمد | |
| Sha'aban 15 | Birth of Imam Mahdi | ولادت حضرت مهدی | |
| Ramadhan 21 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | شهادت حضرت علی | |
| Shawwal 1 | Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadhan) | عید فطر | |
| Shawwal 2 | Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadhan) | عید فطر | |
| Shawwal 25 | Martyrdom of Imam Jafar | شهادت امام جعفر صادق | |
| Dh-ul-Hajja 10 | Eid ul-Adha (Ghurban) | عید قربان | |
| Dh-ul-Hajja 18 | Eid al-Ghadeer | عید غدیر |
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