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Nau-Roz Bayrami is Celebrated

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Nau-Roz Bayrami: March 21

Nau-Roz Bayrami is a public holiday in Azerbaijan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Nau-Roz or commonly known as Nowruz in Iran, is celebrated on the first day of the spring usually falling between the 20th and the 22nd of March every year. In Islamic solar calendar, Nowruz is the first day of Farvardin or Iran’s first solar month.

The word Nowruz came from the Persian words ‘now’ meaning new, and “ruz” meaning time or day which later on was taken to understood as new year’s day since it is celebrated once a year.

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Posted on 20 Mar 2012 in : Iran Holidays,March Holidays


Iraq Observes Iraqi Kurdistan’s Spring Day

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Iraq’s Spring Day: March 20

Spring Day is a public holiday in Iraq.

Spring Day or Nowruz, the traditional Iranian New Year, is celebrated in Iraq by the Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region in northern Iraq bordering Turkey (north), Syria (west), and Iran (east).

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Posted on 19 Mar 2012 in : Iraq Holidays,March Holidays


The Festive Celebration of Purim in Israel

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Purim: March 8

Purim is a public holiday in Israel.

Purim or Feast of Lots is a three-day festival in Israel celebrating the deliverance of the Jews from planned mass extermination by Haman, or Haman the Agagite, a high-ranking political minister of the Persian Empire. And as with all other public celebrations in Israel, Purim based itself in the Bible. Haman was extensively and generously described in the Book of Esther.

Israelites consider this day as one of the most important holidays in the country. The observance of Purim reminds each citizen about the victory and blessing for having been spared of the wrath and destructive plans of Haman against the Jews.

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Posted on 07 Mar 2012 in : Israel holidays,Jewish Calendar,March Holidays


Syria Observes March Revolution Anniversary

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Revolution Day of Syria: March 8

Revolution Day is a public holiday in Syria.

Syria Revolution Day, also known as March 8 Revolution, is a national celebration of military coup that happened in Syria on March 8, 1963. The holiday particularly marks the seizure of power by the organized political group called Baath Party (National Council of Revolution) in Syria.

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Posted on 07 Mar 2012 in : March Holidays,Syria Holidays


Kuwait Celebrates Liberation Day

Liberation Day is celebrated as a public holiday in Kuwait

Liberation Day: February 26

Liberation Day is celebrated as a public holiday in Kuwait

Every year aside from their National Day, Kuwait also celebrates is Liberation Day every 26th of February. This official public holiday is celebrated in honor of the country’s independence from Iraq after the first Gulf War.

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Posted on 25 Feb 2012 in : February Holidays,Kuwait Holidays

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