October 12 is designated as Hafez Day in Iran to commemorate Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez-e Shirazi, better known as 'Hafez', the 14th-century lyric poet of Persian classical literature. he mausoleum of Hafez Shirazi commonly known as Hafezieh is located in Shiraz, Fars Province. Every Year, a number of Iranian scholars, poets, and literati gather ...

The Guardian | Alison Flood: After much intrigue, one of the earliest copies of the 14th-century authors revered Divan, illuminated with gold, to be auctioned in April A magnificent stolen manuscript by the revered 14th-century Persian poet Hafez, which was dramatically discovered earlier this year by a Dutch art sleuth, is set to be sold at auction ...

MNA Iranian city Shiraz, birthplace of highly revered 14th-century Persian poet and mystic Hafez, will be hosting Germany Cultural Week to commemorate the two preeminent figures in Persian and German literature, Hafez and Goethe. The event takes place on the anniversary of the publication of Weststlicher Divan (WestEastern Divan), which German ...

Tasnim | Amir Sadeghian: Iranians commemorate National Day of Hafez, a highly revered 14th-century Persian poet and mystic, on October 12, with attending national events mainly held in the southern city of Shiraz, where the prominent poet was born and where his tomb, Hafezyeh, is located.   ...

IRNA Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said on Friday that Hafez is the most popular poet who is as fresh as a spring flower in the public memory. Addressing a ceremony commemorating Hafez in Shiraz on Friday, he added that some section of Hafez' eternality lies in the fact that the Iranian society does not feel it recites poetry ...

IRNA Hafez commemoration conference was held in Rome in the presence of some lovers of Iranian culture and literature. Participants reviewed great impacts of Hafez on Western literature including Geothe of Germany. The one-day conference was held on Sunday in the Venanzo Crocetti Foundation in cooperation with office of Iranian cultural attach ...

MNA | Amin Berenjkar: The commemoration ceremony of Hafez National Day was held at the Tomb of Hafez on Thursday, in the presence of Ali Asghar Mounesan, Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, Esmail Tabadar, the governor of Fars province and a group of other senior officials of the province. Hafez was a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic ...

Press TV- Iranians commemorate National Day of Hafez, a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic highly revered by by famous writers and scholars all across the world. National events are mainly held in the southern city of Shiraz, where the prominent poet was born. Thousands of fans and enthusiasts visit the poets tomb, Hafezyeh, in Shiraz on ...

IRNA Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi in message commemorated October 12 as Day of Hafez, the poet, and wrote that Hafez language is a global language. He started by a poem of Hafiz which says: 'From off thoughts face, none hath drawn the veil as Hafez Since the tress-tip, the brides of speech combed'. Qasemi wrote that 'his words ...

MNA Algerian Minister of Culture Izzedin Mayhoubi has told Mehr News geographical barriers no longer pose difficulties to effective cultural ties with Iran. Mr. Mayhoubi was in Tehran to officially open Algerian Cultural Week, an initiative of Irans Ministry of Culture and Mr. Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri himself attended the ceremony on last Monday ...

German artist Gunther Ueckers art collection is currently on show at the mausoleum of Hafez in Shiraz in tribute to the celebrated Persian poet (1325-1386). Concurrent with Shiraz Commemoration Week, the exhibit titled Tribute to Hafez features 42 paintings on canvas inspired by 30 Hafez Ghazals, a primary medium of expression used by the poet, ...

An Iranian researcher has said that posterity will remember and focus on Hafez, who is the spokesman of the Iranian people. An International Conference on Hafez Shirazi organized by the Islamic Azad University opened simultaneously in Tehran and Shiraz Tuesday (May 5) with a focus on protecting and promoting the Persian language. The international ...

Iranians perk up as they approach the final days of autumn. They have work to do for celebrating Yalda night, which has the years longest hours of darkness. Sitting down with their families and elders to mark this ancient tradition, they eat pomegranate, watermelon and quince, as well as nuts and sweets. Storytelling and recitation of Hafezs poetry ...

The works of the 14th Century poet Hafez can be found in almost every Iranian home - more than 600 years after his death, the writer still offers an insight into his country's identity. In Iran they say there are two books in every household - the Koran and Hafez. One is read, the other is not. To understand this joke you need do no more than join ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) Istanbul University Faculty of Literature has held a ceremony to commemorate Iranian famous poet Hafiz Shirazi. The ceremony was commissioned jointly by the Facultys Persian Literature Department and Cultural Section of Irans consulate in Istanbul where interested students and faculty staff attended on Monday. Dr. Mehmet ...

TEHRAN, July 26 (MNA) Iran and France have jointly published a music album to honor Iranian poet Hafez. Iranian musician Sadeq Sheikhzadeh who was already honored Khayyam Prestigious Award of French Fredric la Normand, sang and composed another music album honoring Persian well-known poem Hafez. Sheikhzadeh told IRNA on Saturday that Persian melodious ...

[caption id="attachment_106156" align="alignright" width="208"] Thel mausoleum of ancient Persian poet Hafez in Shiraz[/caption] The worlds largest travel website TripAdvisor has hailed the historical mausoleum of ancient Persian poet Hafez in Shiraz. The tomb was awarded with certificate of excellence for the sites unique architecture and the perfect ...

Iranians on Saturday commemorated the national day of Hafez Shirazi, a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic highly revered by not only Iranians, but also famous writers and scholars all across the world.   By Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians on Saturday commemorated the national day of Hafez Shirazi, a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic highly revered by not only Iranians, but also famous writers and scholars all across the world. Very little credible information is known about Hafez's life, particularly its early part. Immediately after his death, many stories,...