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SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070322
CLASS:PUBLIC
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SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070322
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CLASS:PUBLIC
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SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070323
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SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070324
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CLASS:PUBLIC
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SUMMARY:Iranian National Day/Islamic Republic Day
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SUMMARY:Nature Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070402
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SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:24bd1727-1512-4a70-8c74-59653ec82a16
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070605
CLASS:PUBLIC
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SUMMARY:Anniversary of the uprising against the Shah
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070606
CLASS:PUBLIC
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:acc433a8-f6dd-4fb3-8779-2883e6611efc
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Fatima
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070619
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T113122Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:20419d8c-5843-4441-8522-5adb5d579593
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070729
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T113242Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:Mission of Muhammad
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070812
CLASS:PUBLIC
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LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T113418Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:d2396a1c-718f-4305-8c66-39878ed17be1
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Imam Mahdi
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20070830
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071004
CLASS:PUBLIC
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:End of Ramadan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071014
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T192423Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:be62eed6-a8fd-4ba8-90ac-6f061bd7d7e4
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071107
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T192642Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:66206ccf-47d0-4ed4-80eb-361a2784a73b
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Qorban
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071222
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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SUMMARY:Day of Ashura
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080120
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:Eid-e-Ghadeer
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20071230
CLASS:PUBLIC
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:Revolution Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080212
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
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SUMMARY:Day of Tasua'a
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080119
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
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DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:3a196ed2-64a1-4760-b111-e20eee31e3ea
SUMMARY:Arba’in-e Hosseini
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080229
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
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DTSTAMP:20080324T113809Z
UID:40b9c4b0-c261-4015-8925-2f1b8c213185
SUMMARY:Demise of Muhammad\, Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080308
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T194918Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:44c865ab-268e-4d7f-8b85-d90d530776e0
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Reza
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080309
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20070704T105234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20070704T195116Z
DTSTAMP:20070704T195343Z
UID:fb0db57a-87c1-4fd5-8391-fc54f75ab913
SUMMARY:Nationalization of the Oil Industries
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080320
CLASS:PUBLIC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111729Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111729Z
UID:ab08678d-5e05-4c7d-b8f8-a0633fb3784b
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080321
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111737Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111737Z
UID:22ec8039-8f04-42cf-8fb8-25cee5005987
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080322
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111744Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111744Z
UID:8e572c8c-630e-4545-936f-3e027b5562a7
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080323
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111804Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111804Z
UID:90c992b7-5d70-4d3b-b726-1fd7523f868f
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080324
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111825Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111825Z
UID:c2744702-1bef-4c8b-8337-2ac9b4876c9a
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080326
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20080324T111842Z
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SUMMARY:Iranian National Day/Islamic Republic Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080401
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20080324T111857Z
UID:b65f02e8-75bd-4c49-9672-c0b939f31db3
SUMMARY:Nature Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111933Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111933Z
UID:084bcf16-b51b-4e28-b576-19dde784a736
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080604
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T111947Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T111947Z
UID:af2c5ec7-ccf4-4177-84d2-3f484eddc463
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the uprising against the Shah
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080605
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T111956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112001Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112001Z
UID:498241e0-cd21-45fc-ad0f-e7786338dea7
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Fatima
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080608
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112027Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112027Z
UID:ec4a15fe-c0eb-4ba4-b06f-f1b07ec4aaf3
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080717
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112043Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112043Z
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SUMMARY:Mission of Muhammad
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080731
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112102Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112102Z
UID:c886793f-d221-470e-a4e2-17cafc95798e
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Imam Mahdi
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080817T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080817T010000
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112123Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112123Z
UID:a512a679-9e11-453f-bb9b-67a05c57d477
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20080923
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112136Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112136Z
UID:d6c6c9e8-e087-4686-aaad-84fb149e7a3b
SUMMARY:End of Ramadan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081002
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112201Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112201Z
UID:38cdea3c-27ea-40e9-a25a-9f85c9926219
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081026
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112226Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112226Z
UID:c9e2945e-2be8-412e-83fd-f584262bf0b1
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Qorban
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081210
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112239Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112239Z
UID:51647283-c978-440e-aed3-45282a593812
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Ghadeer
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20081218
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112257Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112257Z
UID:76cf99f6-684f-459a-8455-c826ee644f78
SUMMARY:Day of Tasua'a
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090107
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112316Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112316Z
UID:2631e797-ad99-4b3a-9a2a-5e6735747987
SUMMARY:Day of Ashura
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090108
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112334Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112334Z
UID:6d0896d2-265b-4138-97bf-eca5dd0dd112
SUMMARY:Revolution Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090211
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112353Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112353Z
UID:df35855c-9d6e-4004-90fc-4a065eab9cfb
SUMMARY:Arba’in-e Hosseini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090217
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112417Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112417Z
UID:ed1a9659-d3cf-4cc6-bb59-a8b6946a91d9
SUMMARY:Demise of Muhammad\, Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090225
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112432Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112432Z
UID:fcf70a0e-d1e2-422d-ad86-a7338cd77941
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Reza
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090227
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112450Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112450Z
UID:d0762f20-b24f-49b9-8d0d-d32424f3b8d8
SUMMARY:Nationalization of the Oil Industries
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090320
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20080324T112501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20080324T112505Z
DTSTAMP:20080324T112505Z
UID:934920a4-cf35-4171-b2b9-b5a46a76a4fe
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE;TZID=Asia/Tehran:20090316
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121214Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121213Z
UID:e43585ad-118d-44fd-9127-29243e2768e5
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090322
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121233Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121233Z
UID:d86fd885-8133-4932-bcc7-d0cf1cf18966
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090323
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121243Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121243Z
UID:114d0ec5-5c25-4a5b-87d6-125289baec53
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090324
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121339Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121339Z
UID:52eed717-d9c7-4e65-85a9-a6b5dea53566
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090325
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T110954Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T110954Z
UID:1568325d-e814-446d-93c5-6c3b796c9670
SUMMARY:Iranian National Day/Islamic Republic Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090402
X-MOZ-GENERATION:1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121700Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121700Z
UID:f03a395e-9f25-4b1f-93a9-b0f557e005dd
SUMMARY:Nature Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090403
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T121928Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T121928Z
UID:55fedde3-dd6f-4b3b-806a-835fcbfc620e
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090605
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T121940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122016Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122016Z
UID:12d7df1f-19f2-493c-808f-57c9ca9b6dd0
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the uprising against the Shah
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122123Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122123Z
UID:0b48474c-21da-4383-b294-da95fab27883
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Fatima
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090529
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122304Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122304Z
UID:81d9e073-9e23-45a2-a1b9-f94589558fe1
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090707
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122402Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122402Z
UID:6a823477-a177-4200-9bb3-f3248cb1be91
SUMMARY:Mission of Muhammad
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090721
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122501Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122501Z
UID:ac1c7082-d3c7-4347-bca3-5186f2563d29
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Imam Mahdi
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090808
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122555Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122555Z
UID:413c4113-25e2-4b95-934d-d410dfa8f186
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090912
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122649Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122649Z
UID:6005b6d3-d03d-48f7-bbee-b26dadee16cc
SUMMARY:End of Ramadan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090921
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122832Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122832Z
UID:1baf27e7-d7bc-4fce-9159-23a986797447
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091015
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T122848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T122958Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T122958Z
UID:c90c25dd-bcfc-495e-bbfb-bccde219e3b0
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Qorban
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091129
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123035Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123035Z
UID:31b419e4-54ae-41c9-90cd-ed78438a4c2f
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Ghadeer
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091207
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123119Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123119Z
UID:bd5f0128-cb27-44c1-b367-5768260e2ccc
SUMMARY:Day of Tasua'a
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091227
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123152Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123152Z
UID:e45963b0-eb78-43e0-80fb-116e3e13ecde
SUMMARY:Day of Ashura
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091228
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123342Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123342Z
UID:93a23566-c936-4e70-9da5-5f60bba18251
SUMMARY:Revolution Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100212
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123433Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123433Z
UID:ecaadb01-6d21-4f97-8ec4-a1888a55ea94
SUMMARY:Arba’in-e Hosseini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100206
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123501Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123501Z
UID:49a9b0d7-c1de-472a-928c-9d720e669a19
SUMMARY:Demise of Muhammad\, Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100214
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123526Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123526Z
UID:bba770dd-d34c-49c5-bd0e-9d39abd87a4c
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Reza
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100216
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123601Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123601Z
UID:5a225565-8b84-45a3-a25b-e22a554aa01a
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100305
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090304T123612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20090304T123635Z
DTSTAMP:20090304T123635Z
UID:f7587aa3-0045-43a0-bee6-5a98c329b986
SUMMARY:Nationalization of the Oil Industries
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T110713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T110719Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T110719Z
UID:af410997-0a3d-4ec1-9f2d-02f8a52ab8b2
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100325
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T110720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T110730Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T110730Z
UID:b20e9813-e633-4cfb-9bc3-341140ed3942
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100323
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T110731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T110735Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T110735Z
UID:4054948a-6e7e-4425-9aef-c31a263adfb1
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100322
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T111021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T111027Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T111027Z
UID:b5c179bc-582f-49b1-98ab-ca1b2b4c12f3
SUMMARY:Iranian National Day/Islamic Republic Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100402
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T111112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114037Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114037Z
UID:2b04a499-ffeb-47d2-b9ef-9f258c260ab2
SUMMARY:Nature Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100403
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
X-MOZ-GENERATION:2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T114341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114350Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114350Z
UID:0de112cb-2329-4a5f-8a24-24b6bc010c59
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Fatima
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100518
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T114453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114520Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114520Z
UID:5355b9f4-8e40-4ef6-a51f-95a262bc397d
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100605
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T114549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114553Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114553Z
UID:139a29ef-240e-43f4-bf8e-4307e9a29e1c
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the uprising against the Shah
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T114741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114746Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114746Z
UID:5207c645-4cd6-433d-bc47-e7d232f87dbb
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100627
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T114856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T114901Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T114901Z
UID:bf7c545d-156c-46ce-b582-940e30cb79b7
SUMMARY:Mission of Muhammad
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100711
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115325Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115325Z
UID:a26b78b4-05c8-4176-94eb-ad7c30346be7
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Imam Mahdi
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100728
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115509Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115509Z
UID:bff4588a-f956-4216-9194-d0868449e9c3
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Ali
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100902
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115614Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115614Z
UID:93235bb9-46a6-4993-a6d7-997d3be06284
SUMMARY:End of Ramadan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100911
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115710Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115710Z
UID:81897dec-d5bf-4a3f-9915-0b274718f4d1
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101005
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115818Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115818Z
UID:eaf76147-f252-4d78-928b-6042a678240c
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Qorban
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101118
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T115913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T115922Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T115922Z
UID:c248b735-0362-4a91-ab85-b5af1b84faf2
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Ghadeer
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101126
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120146Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120146Z
UID:b19c7189-46da-4ee6-afd6-bc4a73dc609c
SUMMARY:Day of Tasua'a
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101216
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120217Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120217Z
UID:dcbab311-98fa-4097-8144-a2e80d37aba8
SUMMARY:Day of Ashura
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101217
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120430Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120430Z
UID:449ac431-2be2-4a63-a63e-4ac0661d72f0
SUMMARY:Arba’in-e Hosseini
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110126
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120818Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120818Z
UID:92cc1176-ef01-4921-b848-33cf528edfb7
SUMMARY:Demise of Muhammad\, Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110203
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120910Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120910Z
UID:cdbc49d7-1b4b-4bea-86db-651676d89539
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Reza
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110205
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T120953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T120958Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T120958Z
UID:4593ea57-db99-4148-8e76-4aa1869d13b8
SUMMARY:Revolution Day
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110212
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T121051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T121056Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T121056Z
UID:8b1392e7-b0d0-465a-aaa3-5224c51c3fe3
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110222
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100330T121200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20100330T121204Z
DTSTAMP:20100330T121204Z
UID:0b93f77d-6475-4974-a799-c88f56e86f8f
SUMMARY:Nationalization of the Oil Industries
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110321
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101228T113834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101228T113844Z
DTSTAMP:20101228T113844Z
UID:33236ea7-4e52-4489-a1af-562edeef8b57
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100324
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101228T130232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T103105Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T103105Z
UID:0b190e6e-7892-486f-9f64-35819462c7c7
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110322
LOCATION:Iran
DESCRIPTION:Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز\, IPA: [noʊˈɾuːz]\, \"New Day
 \"\, originally \"New Light\") is the traditional celebration of the ancie
 nt Iranian New Year. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New 
 Year.\nNowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the relate
 d cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world\, inc
 luding parts of Central Asia\, South Asia\, Northwestern China\, the Crime
 a and some groups in the Balkans.\nThe term Nowruz in writing\, first appe
 ared in Persian records in the second century AD\, but it was also an impo
 rtant day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC)\, where kings
  from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to th
 e Emperor\, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah)\, of Persia on Nowruz.\
 nThe UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Now
 ruz\, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been cel
 ebrated for over 3\,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmenta
 l Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United 
 Nations\, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi\, Nowr
 ūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultura
 l Heritage of Humanity.\n\nThe term Nowruz is a Persian compound-word and 
 consists of:\n\n    now (Old Persian nava) means \"new\" and has the follo
 wing cognates\, in English new\, in Latin novus\, German neu\, Sanskrit na
 va\, etc. The Persian pronunciation differs in the many dialects of the la
 nguage: while the eastern dialects have preserved the original diphthong (
 IPA: [næuˈɾoːz])\, the western dialects usually pronounce it with a di
 fferent diphthong (IPA: [nouˈɾuːz])\, and some colloquial variants (suc
 h as the Tehrani accent) pronounce it with a monophtong (IPA: [noˈɾuːz]
 ).\n    rōz (also with various pronuciations\, such as rūz\, rozh\, or r
 oj) means \"day\" in Middle- and Modern Persian\, as well as related langu
 ages\, such as Kurdish. The original meaning of the word\, however\, was \
 "light\". The term is derived from Avestan *rowch-\, itself derived from P
 roto-Indo-European *leuk- (l <-> r and k <-> ch sound changes are common i
 n Indo-European languages)\, and is related to Sanskrit ruci\, Latin lux a
 nd\, in fact\, English light.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
X-MOZ-GENERATION:3
SEQUENCE:1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101228T134054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T103111Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T103111Z
UID:8e400bd8-a210-4392-881c-a9b42334f270
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110323
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
LOCATION:Iran
DESCRIPTION:Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز\, IPA: [noʊˈɾuːz]\, \"New Day
 \"\, originally \"New Light\") is the traditional celebration of the ancie
 nt Iranian New Year. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New 
 Year.\nNowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the relate
 d cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world\, inc
 luding parts of Central Asia\, South Asia\, Northwestern China\, the Crime
 a and some groups in the Balkans.\nThe term Nowruz in writing\, first appe
 ared in Persian records in the second century AD\, but it was also an impo
 rtant day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC)\, where kings
  from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to th
 e Emperor\, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah)\, of Persia on Nowruz.\
 nThe UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Now
 ruz\, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been cel
 ebrated for over 3\,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmenta
 l Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United 
 Nations\, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi\, Nowr
 ūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultura
 l Heritage of Humanity.\n\nThe term Nowruz is a Persian compound-word and 
 consists of:\n\n    now (Old Persian nava) means \"new\" and has the follo
 wing cognates\, in English new\, in Latin novus\, German neu\, Sanskrit na
 va\, etc. The Persian pronunciation differs in the many dialects of the la
 nguage: while the eastern dialects have preserved the original diphthong (
 IPA: [næuˈɾoːz])\, the western dialects usually pronounce it with a di
 fferent diphthong (IPA: [nouˈɾuːz])\, and some colloquial variants (suc
 h as the Tehrani accent) pronounce it with a monophtong (IPA: [noˈɾuːz]
 ).\n    rōz (also with various pronuciations\, such as rūz\, rozh\, or r
 oj) means \"day\" in Middle- and Modern Persian\, as well as related langu
 ages\, such as Kurdish. The original meaning of the word\, however\, was \
 "light\". The term is derived from Avestan *rowch-\, itself derived from P
 roto-Indo-European *leuk- (l <-> r and k <-> ch sound changes are common i
 n Indo-European languages)\, and is related to Sanskrit ruci\, Latin lux a
 nd\, in fact\, English light.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
SEQUENCE:2
X-MOZ-GENERATION:3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101228T134422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T103118Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T103118Z
UID:20071498-85e4-4d06-9824-6cfd4e75ef7e
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110324
LOCATION:Iran
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
DESCRIPTION:Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز\, IPA: [noʊˈɾuːz]\, \"New Day
 \"\, originally \"New Light\") is the traditional celebration of the ancie
 nt Iranian New Year. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New 
 Year.\nNowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the relate
 d cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world\, inc
 luding parts of Central Asia\, South Asia\, Northwestern China\, the Crime
 a and some groups in the Balkans.\nThe term Nowruz in writing\, first appe
 ared in Persian records in the second century AD\, but it was also an impo
 rtant day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC)\, where kings
  from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to th
 e Emperor\, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah)\, of Persia on Nowruz.\
 nThe UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Now
 ruz\, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been cel
 ebrated for over 3\,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmenta
 l Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United 
 Nations\, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi\, Nowr
 ūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultura
 l Heritage of Humanity.\n\nThe term Nowruz is a Persian compound-word and 
 consists of:\n\n    now (Old Persian nava) means \"new\" and has the follo
 wing cognates\, in English new\, in Latin novus\, German neu\, Sanskrit na
 va\, etc. The Persian pronunciation differs in the many dialects of the la
 nguage: while the eastern dialects have preserved the original diphthong (
 IPA: [næuˈɾoːz])\, the western dialects usually pronounce it with a di
 fferent diphthong (IPA: [nouˈɾuːz])\, and some colloquial variants (suc
 h as the Tehrani accent) pronounce it with a monophtong (IPA: [noˈɾuːz]
 ).\n    rōz (also with various pronuciations\, such as rūz\, rozh\, or r
 oj) means \"day\" in Middle- and Modern Persian\, as well as related langu
 ages\, such as Kurdish. The original meaning of the word\, however\, was \
 "light\". The term is derived from Avestan *rowch-\, itself derived from P
 roto-Indo-European *leuk- (l <-> r and k <-> ch sound changes are common i
 n Indo-European languages)\, and is related to Sanskrit ruci\, Latin lux a
 nd\, in fact\, English light.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
X-MOZ-GENERATION:3
SEQUENCE:1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101228T134516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T103127Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T103127Z
UID:968c822f-bdf9-449a-a912-7caf0a80903d
SUMMARY:Persian New Year (Nowruz)
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110325
LOCATION:Iran
DESCRIPTION:Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز\, IPA: [noʊˈɾuːz]\, \"New Day
 \"\, originally \"New Light\") is the traditional celebration of the ancie
 nt Iranian New Year. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New 
 Year.\nNowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the relate
 d cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world\, inc
 luding parts of Central Asia\, South Asia\, Northwestern China\, the Crime
 a and some groups in the Balkans.\nThe term Nowruz in writing\, first appe
 ared in Persian records in the second century AD\, but it was also an impo
 rtant day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC)\, where kings
  from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to th
 e Emperor\, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah)\, of Persia on Nowruz.\
 nThe UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Now
 ruz\, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been cel
 ebrated for over 3\,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmenta
 l Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United 
 Nations\, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi\, Nowr
 ūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultura
 l Heritage of Humanity.\n\nThe term Nowruz is a Persian compound-word and 
 consists of:\n\n    now (Old Persian nava) means \"new\" and has the follo
 wing cognates\, in English new\, in Latin novus\, German neu\, Sanskrit na
 va\, etc. The Persian pronunciation differs in the many dialects of the la
 nguage: while the eastern dialects have preserved the original diphthong (
 IPA: [næuˈɾoːz])\, the western dialects usually pronounce it with a di
 fferent diphthong (IPA: [nouˈɾuːz])\, and some colloquial variants (suc
 h as the Tehrani accent) pronounce it with a monophtong (IPA: [noˈɾuːz]
 ).\n    rōz (also with various pronuciations\, such as rūz\, rozh\, or r
 oj) means \"day\" in Middle- and Modern Persian\, as well as related langu
 ages\, such as Kurdish. The original meaning of the word\, however\, was \
 "light\". The term is derived from Avestan *rowch-\, itself derived from P
 roto-Indo-European *leuk- (l <-> r and k <-> ch sound changes are common i
 n Indo-European languages)\, and is related to Sanskrit ruci\, Latin lux a
 nd\, in fact\, English light.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
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CREATED:20101229T102555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T103159Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T103159Z
UID:a22d40f6-13f2-4300-91b3-b5e291e7d496
SUMMARY:Iranian National Day/Islamic Republic Day
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110402
LOCATION:Iran
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CREATED:20101229T102930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T142815Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T142815Z
UID:54f2741c-cbb6-401d-94ca-a587c95c6dbf
SUMMARY:Nature Day/Sizdahbedar(13 bedar)
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110403
LOCATION:Iran
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DESCRIPTION:Sizdahbedar or Sizdah Be-dar (Persian Sizdah Bedar ) is the na
 me of a ceremony in Persian Culture. Sizdah is the Persian term for thirte
 en. Leaving the house on the Thirteenth Day of Farvardin (the first month 
 of Iranian calendar)\, and joyfully spending the day outdoors have been a 
 national tradition since ancient times in Iran. Sizdah Bedar (in English: 
 Getting rid of the Thirteenth) has been possibly considered as a tradition
  because some people believe the thirteen is an unlucky number\, and every
 body should get rid of the thirteen. That interpretation may be disputed s
 ince it is documented that in Persian\, Bedar may also mean Raftan-e beh D
 ar-o Dasht (in English: Going Outdoors and Country Sides). Most of the tim
 es Sizdah Bedar coincides with the first day of April\, which is known as 
 April Fools' Day in the Western Culture.\nLike the Iranian New Year (in Pe
 rsian: Nowruz\, aka Know Rooz)\, the tradition of Sizdah Bedar also traces
  back to the era of legendary king Jamshid who celebrated this outdoor fes
 tival together with his people\, the Iranians.\n Researcher Mohammad Ahmad
  Panahi Semnaani noted that\, “The essence of the Sizdah Bedar ceremonie
 s is the enthusiasm to set up a family\, lead a happy life and form friend
 ship. By growing sprouts\, ancient Iranians expressed their spirit for gre
 en environment and seek further divine blessings in the form of rain for t
 heir farmlands. Iranians believed that the Demon of Drought was defeated a
 t midday of Sizdah Bedar. They used to sacrifice sheep and cook kebab in t
 he open areas to celebrate victory of the Angel of Rain against the Demon 
 of Drought”.\n
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CREATED:20101229T143920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T143935Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T143935Z
UID:bc542474-9181-4d86-9ffe-04bdc33a41bd
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Fatima
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110508
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T144050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T144109Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T144109Z
UID:8f9832f5-134b-4f51-8470-9006fe2fb97e
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110605
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151230Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151230Z
UID:07e2406b-f864-4078-80fe-fef156092fd7
SUMMARY:Anniversary of the uprising against the Shah
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110606
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151413Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151413Z
UID:1c777375-ad7c-4078-b732-d8ca505ef20d
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Ali
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110617
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151513Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151513Z
UID:a49706a3-6997-4071-bde1-f30bd9ad769a
SUMMARY:Mission of Muhammad
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110701
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151619Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151619Z
UID:7f255ebf-bd10-43f1-b87a-e814261deeba
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Imam Mahdi
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110718
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151718Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151718Z
UID:2e251669-4572-4fe4-9568-eeba8048ba17
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Ali
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110822
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151756Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151756Z
UID:e67d7c3d-c86e-4ab3-840c-0808e54fe410
SUMMARY:End of Ramadan
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110901
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T151846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T151933Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T151933Z
UID:1cc16254-c1b5-4418-9849-894dba0d3677
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110925
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152020Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152020Z
UID:46948f7c-16e3-406d-b40b-ca240a86843f
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Qorban
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111108
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152159Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152159Z
UID:df19a663-a4b5-4a41-803a-7b6bb35cdee6
SUMMARY:Eid-e-Ghadeer
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111116
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152449Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152449Z
UID:1ac39cf6-dda6-40d8-8f08-2f7b4ff314e7
SUMMARY:Day of Tasua'a
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111206
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152522Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152522Z
UID:1e904b74-d1b1-4058-ab29-67f32bdab167
SUMMARY:Day of Ashura
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111207
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152659Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152659Z
UID:c5a33e0c-e590-45ae-bbff-e63cf64c850f
SUMMARY:Arba’in-e Hosseini
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120115
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T152820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T152930Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T152930Z
UID:e598386c-683f-4ae6-b53e-827640b04ea7
SUMMARY:Demise of Muhammad\, Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120123
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T153056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T153111Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T153111Z
UID:8f588b98-51e1-4510-bec4-9a9e14ec4522
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of Imam Reza
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120125
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T153314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T153326Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T153326Z
UID:c14cc105-c70e-4a58-8832-62dda8d78b47
SUMMARY:Anniversary of Mumammad\, Anniversary of Imam Sadeq
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120211
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T153538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T153550Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T153550Z
UID:e42f3d3f-3d36-4945-a789-0fd3777fdd9f
SUMMARY:Revolution Day
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120212
LOCATION:Iran
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20101229T153919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T163317Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T163317Z
UID:c5038363-8315-4d82-aeeb-3d1a2f68802b
SUMMARY:Nationalization of the Oil Industries
CATEGORIES:Public Holiday
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120320
LOCATION:Iran
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DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the day Iran took control of its own oil industry
 \, an event that led to the first U.S.-backed post-war coup d’ etat.\nFo
 r almost half of the 20th century\, the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
 mpany (now British Petroleum)\, enjoyed a monopoly of the oil industry in 
 Iran. By the 1940s\, against a backdrop of political turmoil characterized
  by calls for a shift from a monarchical to a parliamentary government\, t
 he Iranians started working for national ownership of their oil fields\, f
 inding a champion in Muhammad Mossadaq\, a democratic-oriented\, wealthy l
 awyer and nationalist. In 1951\, pressure from Iranians led by the Nationa
 l Front\, a coalition of opposition groups\, forced the Shah of Iran—Rez
 a Pahlavi\, a staunch British ally—to appoint Mossadaq as Prime Minister
 \, who promptly nationalized all Iranian oil fields and refineries. The Br
 itish launched efforts to retain their control of Iranian oil through lega
 l maneuvers\, economic embargoes\, and strategies to overthrow Mossadaq\, 
 while soliciting U.N. and U.S. support in the process\, The United States\
 , originally opposed to “challenging Iranian sovereignty” under Presid
 ent Truman\, eventually\, as a means to stem a Communist takeover of Iran\
 , backed a coup d’etat (a covert CIA operation) under President Eisenhow
 er in 1953. Mossadaq was overthrown\, paving the way for the Shah of Iran
 ’s return to power for a 25-year rule that ended in the 1978-1979 Islami
 c Revolution.\nHow Celebrated: Distinguished Iranian scholars and politici
 ans discuss their viewpoints on the present state of Iran’s political an
 d economic affairs. In other parts of the world\, Iranians attend seminars
  and meetings on the meaning of this event on world affairs.
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CREATED:20101229T163608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20101229T163740Z
DTSTAMP:20101229T163740Z
UID:cbe743d4-5d32-4977-b495-40d6680ac891
SUMMARY:Yalda Festival (Shabe Chelle)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111222
LOCATION:Iran
DESCRIPTION:An ancient Zoroastrian festival that marks the winter solstice
 \, the longest night of the year\, in which day and night\, representing g
 ood and evil\, battle for supremacy.\nBackground: Thousands of years ago\,
  when Zoroastrianism was the prevailing religion in ancient Persia\, peopl
 e believed in the perpetual struggle between Ahura Mazda (the deity repres
 enting truth and light) and Ahriman (the evil being representing falsehood
  and darkness). The struggle reached a climax at the end of the solar year
 \, which was also the shortest day of the year. People feasted\, kept fire
 s burning all night\, and prayed for Ahriman’s defeat. The coming of daw
 n signaled the start of the new solar year as well as the triumph of light
  (good) over darkness (evil).\nThe observance of Yalda survived the arriva
 l and spread of Islam\, though today it is considered more of a social –
  rather than a religious – affair when family and friends gather to feas
 t on fresh and dried winter fruits\, seeds\, and nuts.\nHow Celebrated: Sh
 ops start selling nuts\, dried fruits\, and melons days before the festiva
 l. Zoroastrians believe that eating melons during Yalda can ward off vario
 us diseases and that eating nuts will bring good fortune. In addition to t
 he feasting\, Zoroastrians also offer prayers of thanks for the previous y
 ears’ bounty and for prosperity throughout the New Year. People light bo
 nfires outside their homes\, while families gather in front of the firepla
 ce or around a korsi (a table with a brazier of hot coals underneath) for 
 a nightlong vigil\; they recite poems\, play music\, and share stories and
  jokes until daybreak. The festival is celebrated by the small Zoroastrian
  community in a predominantly Islamic region.
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CREATED:20110313T180946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20110313T181127Z
DTSTAMP:20110313T181127Z
UID:640cd06d-45cb-4d90-9745-1dec65dbb563
SUMMARY:Chaharshanbe Suri
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120314
LOCATION:Iran
DESCRIPTION:Chahārshanbe-Sūri (Persian: چهارشنبه ‌سوری\, p
 ronounced Chārshambe-Sūri) meaning Wednesday Feast\, from the word sour[
 citation needed] which means feast in Persian is an ancient Iranian festiv
 al dating back to at least 1700 BCE of the early Zoroastrian era. Also cal
 led the Festival of Fire\, it is a prelude to Nowruz\, which marks the arr
 ival of spring. Traditionally celebrated on the last Tuesday night of the 
 year\, Chahrshanbeh Soori has\, since the Iranian revolution\, been marked
  on the evening before the last Wednesday. The words Chahar Shanbeh mean W
 ednesday and Suri means red. Bonfires are lit to \"keep the sun alive\" un
 til early morning.The celebration usually starts in the evening\, with peo
 ple making bonfires in the streets and jumping over them singing zardi-ye 
 man az to\, sorkhi-ye to az man. The literal translation is\, my sickly ye
 llow paleness is yours\, your fiery red color is mine. This is a purificat
 ion rite. Loosely translated\, this means you want the fire to take your p
 aleness\, sickness\, and problems and in turn give you redness\, warmth\, 
 and energy. There is no religious significance attached to Chaharshanbeh S
 oori and it serves as a cultural festival for Persian people: Persian Jews
 \, Muslims\, Armenians\, Kurds\, and Zoroastrians\, as well as for Azeri p
 eoples. Indeed this celebration\, in particular the significant role of fi
 re\, is likely to hail from Zoroastrianism.\n\nAnother tradition of this d
 ay is to make special ajeel\, or mixed nuts and berries. People wear disgu
 ises and chadors and go door to door knocking on doors. Receiving of the A
 jeel is customary\, as is receiving of a bucket of water.\n\nAncient Irani
 ans celebrated the last 5 days of the year in their annual obligation feas
 t of all souls\, Hamaspathmaedaya (Farvardigan or popularly Forodigan). Th
 ey believed Faravahar\, the guardian angels for humans and also the spirit
 s of dead would come back for reunion. There are the seven Amesha Spenta\,
  that are represented as Haftseen or literally the seven S. These spirits 
 were entertained as honored guests in their old homes\, and were bidden a 
 formal ritual farewell at the dawn of the New Year. The festival also coin
 cided with festivals celebrating the creation of fire and humans. In Sassa
 nid period the festival was divided into two distinct pentads\, known as t
 he lesser and the greater Pentad\, or Panji as it is called today. Gradual
 ly the belief developed that the 'Lesser Panji' belonged to the souls of c
 hildren and those who died without sin\, whereas 'Greater Panji' was truly
  for all souls.\n\nAstrology\nMuch of the symbolism of this act links to a
 strological connotations associated with sign of Pisces or Esfand\, or the
  12th House related to the subconscious mind\, hidden resources\, hidden p
 roblems\, social responsibility. The human has to face his ultimate fears 
 and does so by jumping over the fire. That cleansing act is necessary befo
 re the advent of the Spring at the Vernal Equinox. Wednesday is chosen bec
 ause of its ancient association with being the fourth day of Mercury or Kh
 erad\, and Mercury being the messenger of Gods.\n\nFal-Gûsh\nIranians bel
 ieve that certain days are especially good for divination. During the Chah
 arshanbe Suri\, divination\, especially by listening to the conversations 
 of the passers by and interpreting that which is heard (fālgūš) as a si
 gn is quite common . Fortunetellers\, (fālgīr)\, who are mostly gypsies\
 , are still active in some parts of Iran.\n
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