Official 1406 Calendar Published: 27 Public Holidays, 7 of Them Falling on a Thursday or Friday

The official calendar for the Iranian year 1406, published by the Public Culture Council and reported by ISNA (relayed by Donya-e-Eqtesad on 12 November 2026, 21 Aban 1405), has 27 public holidays; 3 of them fall on a Thursday and 4 on a Friday. The turn of year 1406 comes at 23:54:43 on Saturday, 20 March 2027 (29 Esfand 1405), and Nowruz begins on Sunday, 21 March 2027 (1 Farvardin 1406); the Nowruz holidays run through Wednesday, 24 March 2027 (4 Farvardin).

By the published list, the number of public holidays per month is: 7 in Farvardin, 1 in Ordibehesht, 5 in Khordad, 5 in Mordad, 1 in Aban, 1 in Azar, 2 in Dey, 2 in Bahman and 3 in Esfand; Tir, Shahrivar and Mehr have no public holidays. Taking out Thursdays and Fridays, 20 holidays fall on the stock exchange's usual trading days (Saturday to Wednesday); that figure is Sahmino's own count from the same list.