Iran is marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, holding various cultural and artistic programs, Press TV reports on Wednesday.
The ceremonies kicked off all over the country on Wednesday morning at 9:33 a.m. local time (0603 GMT), the time when the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, returned to the Iranian capital, Tehran, on 1 February 1979 after a 14-year exile in Paris.
The day of Imam Khomeini's return to Iran marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Dawn, which culminates with the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11.
