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.
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Events by Persian Solar Calendar
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.
Arba’een
A religious observance occurring 40 days after Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein.
Tisha B’Av
Fast day mourning the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
Mehregan
A Persian festival dedicated to the goddess Mithra, celebrating love, friendship, and the harvest.