DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the Navrouz holiday that is celebrated on March 21, the Dushanbe mayor’s office will arrange simultaneous wedding ceremony for 80 couples, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe mayor’s office, told Asia-Plus in an interview.

In Dushanbe, the Navrouz holiday will be celebrated during two days.  On March 21, festive events, involving artistes and representative of creative intelligentsia, will take place in all Dushanbe’s districts, while the main festive event will take place at the Navrouzgoh Complex on March 23, the spokesman said.

There will be six days off in Tajikistan this year on the occasion of the Navrouz holiday – from March 21 to March 26.