TEHRAN – Iranians across the country on Tuesday attended ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the December 30 gatherings during which people demonstrated faith in the Islamic Republic despite negative propaganda campaign in the wake of the post-presidential election unrest in 2009.
People from all walks of life, including men and women, old and young, students held up the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, commemorating the Dey-9 and kept alive the memory of the martyrs of the Islamic Revolution, the martyrs of the Sacred Defense, the martyrs of health (Covid pandemic 19 period), and the martyrs of the 12-Day War. Coinciding with the anniversary of Dey-9 epic anniversary, a ceremony was held at the iconic Imam Hussein (AS) Square in downtown Tehran to commemorate the day with a large participation of the people in the capital.
Emphasizing the importance of 9th of Dey in the Iranian calendar which falls on December 30th, the participants considered this day a symbol of insight, vigilance, and timely presence of the people at critical moments of the Islamic Revolution, and described it as a turning point in the country’s contemporary history.
Speeches, reading out of statements, performing cultural programs, and chanting slogans that create unity were different parts of ceremony.
On December 30, 2009, millions of people took to the streets in Tehran and several other major cities and condemned the foreign-orchestrated unrest in the wake of the presidential election.
Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time that the protests and the unrest were organized and planned by the outside powers.
Unrest broke out in the country after losing presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir-Hussein Mousavi claimed without providing any piece of evidence that the election was rigged.
Similar ceremonies were held to marks the day in other cities across Iran on Tuesday.
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