Iran (Republik Islam) : hari libur umum, penutupan perbankan, sekolah liburan

Islam :

Islam : Mengenang khotbah terakhir Muhammad di Ghadir Khumm, yang terjadi 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 10 AH dalam kalender Islam. Adalah suatu acara dirayakan oleh Shi'a Muslim. Bagi mereka, Ali bin Abi Thalib adalah pengganti Muhammad.

Kartu pos/Bunga :

Liburan Sekuler : Tasu'a is the day when army of Yazid besieged Hazret-e-Imam Hosein and His companions to fight against them. In remembrance of the great sacrifices of Hazret-e-Imam Hosein and his 72 friends, processions persist across Iran. Mourners attend religious ceremonies.

Islam : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.

Liburan sekolah :

Budaya : Commemorates poet Hossein Behjat Tabrizi (1906-1988)

Liburan Sekuler : Nama hanya berarti 40 dalam bahasa Arab, dan merayakan hari ke-40 dan terakhir dari masa berkabung untuk Imam Hussein, tewas di dataran datar luar Karbala di 680 CE. Sejak Asyura adalah tanggal kemartirannya, Arbain selalu diamati 40 hari setelah Asyura. http://www.cbi.ir/about/holidays.asp

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Liburan Sekuler :

Islam : Imam Reza (766 - 818) 8th shia, Imam Reza ( 766-818) was poisoned caliph Al-Ma'mun. Buried in Mashhad.

Liburan Sekuler : (lahir 6 Desember 846 – 1 Januari 874), adalah Imam Syi'ah ke-11. Ia dilahirkan dengan nama Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad. Hasan al-Asykari berumur 22 tahun ketika ayahnya terbunuh dan periode keimamahannya setelah ayahnya meninggal selama enam tahun. Hasan al-Asykari syahid pada usia 28 tahun, dibunuh atas perintah Al-Mu'tamid (Khalifah Bani Abbasiyah) pada tahun 260 Hijriyah dan ia dikuburkan di Samarra. [Wikipedia]

Liburan Sekuler : Sadegh Khalkhali (27 Juli 1926 - November 26, 2003) adalah seorang ulama Imamiyah Syiah Republik Islam Iran yang dikatakan telah dibawa ke pekerjaannya sebagai Ketua Mahkamah pengadilan revolusioner menikmati untuk eksekusi itu membuatnya mendapatkan reputasi sebagai menggantung hakim Iran.

Budaya : On 4 November 1978 the Shah troops opened fire inside Tehran University, killing several student protestors

Budaya : The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and glow of life. The poems of Divan-e-Hafez, which can be found in the bookcases of most Iranians families, are intermingled with peoples' life and are read or recited during various occasions like this festival and at Nowruz. [Wikipedia]

Liburan Sekuler : Prophet Mohammad's daughter and one of the most inspiring figures for Shiite Muslims. Fatima died in the holy city of Medina in current Saudi Arabia. Shiites believe that she died while trying to protect her husband Imam Ali from his enemies. That's why they regard her as a martyr. The exact place of her burial still remains a mystery after more than 14 centuries.