Many authors, scholars, and lovers from around the world come to Iran on this day to mark the occasion in Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz. People gather at the tomb of Hafez to read his poems and hold special ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hafezie (Tomb of Hafez), one of the most popular attractions of Shiraz, is situated in a garden on the banks of Ruknabad river. The original structure, built in 1773 A.D during ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Tomb of Hafez is in a peaceful, garden setting that drips with an ambience of poetry and romance. The 14th-century writer is considered the Shakespeare of Iran, one of the ...

“Moreover Hamavayan Ensemble, led by Iranian master Hossein Alizadeh, will perform music pieces at the poet’s tomb”, Behzad Moridi added. Several officials as well as Hafez researchers will deliver ...

Just ahead of Valentine's Day, we visited the tomb of a poet who wrote often of love. The 14th century Persian poet Hafez is buried in Shiraz, the city where he lived almost 700 years ago. He ...

Ceremonies at ancient Persepolis, visits to the Hafezieh (the tomb of Hafez), and performances of Iranian traditional music concerts are also among the programs scheduled for the day. Hafez Day ...

An Iranian ensemble organized by the Shiraz Municipality and a number of Goethe admirers from Germany attended the ceremony. German delegation of the West-Eastern Divan Festival pays tribute to Hafez ...

Hafez’s tomb is surmounted by an octagonal dome supported by eight stone columns. The internal side of the tomb bears elaborate tilework. Hafez poetry soaked in a deep sense of humanity echoes ranges ...

A photograph of the group was taken in front of the tomb. The foreign diplomats had traveled to the city in order to attend a ceremony commemorating “Shiraz Day” on May 5. During their sojourn in ...

Fortune-tellers, known as falgir, who interpret Hafez, can be found across Iran, but especially at his tomb, set amid rose gardens in Shiraz, 800 kilometres (500 miles) south of Tehran.

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