Sizdah Bedar | |
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![]() Iranians in the Netherlands celebrating Sizdah Bedar, April 2011 | |
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Celebrations | Picnicking outdoors |
Date | April 1 or April 2 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Nowruz, Charshanbe Suri |
Sizdah Bedar (Persian: سیزدهبدر – sīzdah bedar),[1][2] (lit. 'Thirteen outdoor') also known as Nature's Day (روز طبیعت – rūz-e tabī'at),[citation needed] 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.[1] It marks the end of the Nowruz holidays in Iran.[3]