MNA � Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday rang opening bell of new school year in the country.


Iranian academic year began on Saturday in a ceremony held in Tehran's ?Shahid Modarress Conservatory�attended by President Hassan Rouhani, who rang the opening bell of the new learning season.

In Iran, first grade students started their school year with a nationwide ceremony referred to as the �festival of blossoms� on Wednesday. Traditionally, first graders begin classes sooner than the formal opening of the school year day to experience the new environment.