Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda)
Celebrates the longest night of the year with family gatherings, poetry readings, and special foods.
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Events by Persian Solar Calendar
Jashn-e-Sadeh
An ancient Zoroastrian festival celebrating the discovery of fire, marked by large bonfires and prayers.
Chaharshanbe Suri
The "Festival of Fire," celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, with bonfires, fireworks, and jumping over flames.
Nowruz (Persian New Year)
Celebrates the Persian New Year and the first day of spring, a 13-day celebration marked by feasts, family gatherings, and cultural rituals.
Sizdah Bedar
The 13th day of Nowruz, celebrated with picnicking outdoors to avoid bad luck.
Passover (Pesach)
Commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust.
Yom HaZikaron
Memorial Day for Israeli fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel Independence Day, celebrating the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.
Shavuot
Festival celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.