Sizdah Be-dar
Sizdah Bedar (Persian: سیزدهبدر – sīzdah bedar), (lit. 'Thirteen outdoor') also known as Nature's Day (روز طبیعت – rūz-e tabī'at), is an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar (and the first month of spring, during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. It marks the end of the Nowruz holidays in Iran.
| Sizdah Bedar | |
|---|---|
Iranians in the Netherlands celebrating Sizdah Bedar, April 2011 | |
| Observed by | Iran Afghanistan |
| Celebrations | Picnicking outdoors |
| Date | April 1 or April 2 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Nowruz, Charshanbe Suri |
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