Persian New Year: What you need to know

Why did the Persian solar calendar survive for 1400 years and become an important feature of Iranian identity? - Near Eastern Languages & Cultures - UCLA

National Hafez Day: Celebrating the eternal poet of Iran Every 20th Mehr (Iranian Solar Calendar which is October 12 this year), Iranians honor the legacy of the 14th-century Persian poet Hafez Shirazi, whose works continue to inspire readers and scholars around the world. Iranians celebrate this day with various cultural and artistic programs, including poetry readings, seminars, and performances, often held at Hafez’s Mausoleum in Shiraz. The day is also observed to reflect on the profound and

Iranian travellers cross into Turkey to be able to keep working around internet blackout