Fajr decade
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dahe-ye Fajr (Persian: دهه فجر, lit. 'ten days of dawn'),[1][2] i.e. dawning of new age, is a ten-day celebration of Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran in 1979.[2][3] The annual celebrations last from 1 to 11 February.[4] The start of the celebration coincides with the date of Ruhollah Khomeini's arrival and the ending with Revolution's victory, a day which is called Islamic Revolution's Victory Day or 22 of Bahman.[3][5]
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The ten days
Dahe-ye Fajr marks the anniversary of the ten days from Khomeini's return to Iran (1 February) until the victory day of the Revolution (22 Bahman; 11 February) in 1979.[3]
1 February
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On the first of February 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran after a period of being exiled by Muhammad Reza Pahlavi to France. Several million people went to the Mehrabad International Airport for welcoming Ayatollah Khomeini.[6] Khomeini, then went to Behesht-e Zahra cemetery where he gave a lecture. Khomeini expressed that Shapour Bakhtiar's cabinet was illegal. Also, he said he would crash in the mouth of the Bakhtiar's government.[7][8]
5 February
Ayatollah Khomeini choose Mehdi Bazargan as prime minister of interim government.[7]
8 February
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Iran air force officers went to Khomeini's home and promised their loyalty to the revolution.[9]
10 February
People were armed by the revolutionary personnel of the air force. In this day a curfew was announced by Bakhtiar's government but Ruhollah Khomeini disparaged it and said people had to break it. Then revolutionaries subjugated police stations, prisons and governmental centers.[10]
11 February
Senior military commanders announced that they were neutral in conflict between Bakhtiar's government and revolutionaries. Thus they receded from the streets.[9] Bakhtiar resigned and went to Paris. Revolutionaries gained a victory in this day.[11]
Customs
Dahe-ye Fajr is celebrated in various ways, including commemorations at Khomeini's mausoleum and rallies for the achievements of the revolution.[12] The Fajr International Film Festival has been held every year since 1982 in Tehran during Dahe-ye Fajr. It is organised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It is the largest public film, theater, and music festival in Iran.[13]
See also
References
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