Solar Hijri calendar
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The Solar Hijri calendar is the official calendar of Iran and the most widely-used calendar in Afghanistan. It is a solar calendar, based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Each year begins on the d
A Solar Hijri calendar of year 1383 SH showing the second month of Ordibehesht (thus April–May 2004; see conversion table below). The month's name comes from the Avestan word for Asha.
A Persian-language contract published in Tehran on 14 April 1910, which used Lunar Hijri calendar
Nowruz
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Nowruz is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendars, including the currently used Solar Hijri calendar. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many Persianate cu
Solar Hijri calendar
…days, the next five have 30 days, and the last month has 29 days in common years, 30 in leap years. The ancient Iranian New Year's Day, which is called Nowruz, always falls on the March equinox. Nowruz is celebrated by communities in a wide range of countries from the Balkans to Central Asia. The calendar's…
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Traditional costume for Nowruz