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Public holidays in
Iran 2008

27holidays289working days in 200825holidays on weekdays

25 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2008; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.

Holiday calendar

All 27 entries in 2008. Regional holidays name where they apply.
Date / weekdayHolidayApplies inType
TasouaAll of IranPublic
AshouraAll of IranPublic
Anniversary of Islamic RevolutionAll of IranPublic
Arbaeen-e HosseiniAll of IranPublic
Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)All of IranPublic
Martyrdom of Imam RezaAll of IranPublic
Martyrdom of Imam HassanAll of IranPublic
Nationalization of the Iranian oil industryAll of IranPublic
NowruzAll of IranPublic
NowruzAll of IranPublic
NowruzAll of IranPublic
NowruzAll of IranPublic
Birthday of Muhammad ProphetAll of IranPublic
Islamic Republic DayAll of IranPublic
Sizdah BedarAll of IranPublic
Imam Khomeini's DemiseAll of IranPublic
Revolt of Khordad 15All of IranPublic
Martyrdom of Fatima-ZaharaAll of IranPublic
Birthday of Imam AliAll of IranPublic
Mabaas of MuhammadAll of IranPublic
Birthday of Imam MahdiAll of IranPublic
Martyrdom of Imam AliAll of IranPublic
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)All of IranPublic
Holyday for Fetr EeidAll of IranPublic
Martyrdom of Imam JafarAll of IranPublic
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)All of IranPublic
Eid al-GhadeerAll of IranPublic

The weekend in Iran is Friday.

About this answer

Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.

Holiday calendar for Iran derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.