Articles of category "iranian new year"

In June of 1981, just 2 and one-half years after the release of the hostages in Iran, a woman who had been to Iran in December of 1978 spoke about one of the Iranian customs that she had most appreciated. That had been the Iranian habit of showing great hospitality towards any guest. That Iranian custom stood-out in the mind of that one-time visitor, even though she had been in the country during a most tumultuous period.

The Iranian calendar is used in Afghanistan and Iran and it is a solar calendar. The Iranian calendar is relatively easy to figure out if you need to calculate a day. The Iranian calendar has the Nowrooz for the Iranian New Year. The Iranian New Year is a joyous celebration where many people have fantastic times to begin a new year. It is a joyous time of the year and it occurs when the sun moves into Aries from Pisces.