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National holidays follow the Persian solar calendar, but still usually
fall on the same day each year according to the western calendar. The big
bangers include the lustily titled Magnificent Victory of the Islamic
Revolution of Iran on 11 February, which is the anniversary of
Khomeini's coming to power in 1979; the enthusiastically celebrated No
Ruz or Iranian New Year (21 to 24 March); and the tear-jerking Heart-Rending
Departure of the Great Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 4 June,
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Just about everything that can close will close on a religious holiday,
so it's important to know when they fall. Iran's religious holidays follow
the Muslim lunar calendar, so the dates according to the western calendar
vary each year. Major events include Ramadan, the month of dawn to
dusk fasting; Eid-é Fetr, the one day festival of feasting that
marks the end of Ramadan; Ghadir-é Khom, which commemorates the day
that the Prophet Mohammed appointed Emam Ali his successor; and the birthday
of Mohammed.
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