Tehran(National Times)Provinces, IRNA – On the verge of Aban 13 (November 4), which is a reminiscent of November 4, 1964, when Iranian students stood against the United States’ arrogance and hegemonic power, schools around Iran rang anti-Arrogance bell on Wednesday November 3.
The countrywide ceremony’s main slogan was “Steadfastness and national resistance of Iranian nation is key to the downfall of the US’ arrogant hegemony.”
Iranian officials, principals, and students participated in the ceremonies, while observing health protocols amid the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
The ceremony of ringing anti-Arrogance bill has been held on November 3 instead of November 4, because Thursday is a school holiday throughout the country.
Aban 13, falling on November 4, marks the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and is a National Day in the Islamic Revolution. The day is also known as the Student Day in Iran, marking National Day of Protest Against Global Arrogance.
The National Day of Protest Against Global Arrogance will be held in front of former US embassy – known as the Den of Espionage – in Tehran on Thursday (November 4, 2021).
Major General Hossein Salaami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), will make a speech during the ceremony. People in other cities are going to commemorate this event.
The 13th of Aban has turned into a symbol of great sensitive and momentous realities. The event reminds greed of the United States, because the American authorities thought that they are allowed to loot other countries resources. The 13th of Aban is the reminiscent of Iranian students’ vigilance in dealing with the US’ threats.
On Wednesday, students commemorated the memory of martyrs of November 4, 1979 at different schools in cities like Karaj, Rasht, Khoramabad, Bushehr, and Sanandaj.
An official present at the ceremony in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province, underlined that such events are appropriate opportunities to convey Islamic Revolution’s tenets to the youths and teenagers.
