12th October, the Commemoration Day of Hafez as the Honored Personage of Persian Poetry

Needless to say, Persian literature is a key component of rich history and ancient culture of Iran. Omer Khayyam, Sa’adi, Mowlavi, Nezamy, and Hafez are among the influential figures of Persian’ poets. Hafez as one of the greatest composer of lyric poetry, is a well-known poet for all of Iranian. You can walk the streets of Shiraz and feel the atmosphere that served as the inspiration for much of Hafez poetry. Many people believe his poetry in such an extent that they augur with it and ask him for help in their affairs and works. To them the poetry of Hafez is a form of meditation on divine perfection. Serious attempts to introduce the Persian poet to the West took place in Germany by Goethe, a devotee of Hafez. Every year on 12^th October, a commemoration is held to venerate Hafez as the honored personage of Persian poetry. We would like to offer you our Shiraz gardens tour by visiting the Persian gardens and magnificent tombs of the most prominent representatives of the Persian literature, Hafez and, Sa’adi. 

Hafez tomb, Shiraz,Iran