TEHRAN Ferdowsi Day ceremonies will be held in Mashhad on May 15. Literary figures, Majlis representatives and prominent cultural figures are among the 350 guests scheduled to attend the ceremonies.

According to IRNA, Nasser Mohammadi who is in charge of holding Ferdowsi Day, said that in a special ceremony named "Researchers of the Shahnameh", several speeches about Ferdowsi and his works will be delivered at Mashhad's Ferdowsi University.

He also said that other programs including poetry, storytelling, a theater festival and ancient sports contests will be held beside the mausoleum of Ferdowsi in the city of Tous.

Mohammadi emphasized that a selection of the articles presented for Ferdowsi Day will be published by the Khorasan Province General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance.