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Holidays in Iran
Iran uses three official calendar systems. The solar Islamic calendar as the
main date, the lunar Islamic calendar for religious events, and the Gregorian
calendar for international events (like the May Day). Currently, there is a plan
to remove six days from the holidays and add one being considered by Majlis of
Iran. If the suggestions passes, the one additional day would be Shawwal 2, and
the six days to be removed would be the Islamic Republic Day (Farvardin 12),
Revolt of 15 Khordad (Khordad 15), Martyrdom of Imam Reza (Safar 29; it will
remain in a holiday in the Razavi Khorasan province), Birth of Imam Ali (Rajab
13), and Martyrdom of Imam Jafar (Shawwal 25).
Iranica Encyclopedia
Multi-disciplinary reference work on the lands, life, culture and history of
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Persian Empire
The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled
over the Iranian plateau. The political entity which was ruled by these kingdoms
has been known as Iran (lit: Land of Aryans) throughout its own recorded
history.
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