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2022-05-13 18:49

Iran to celebrate Ferdowsi and Persian Language Commemoration Day

TEHRAN – Ferdowsi and Persian Language Commemoration Day will be celebrated in Iran in a series of programs designed by different organizations on Sunday.

Ahmad Mehrnfar, Reza Attaran and Mehdi Hashemi act in a scene from “Solitary” by Masud Atyabi.

2022-04-23 18:34

Iranian theaters liven up Id al-Fitr celebration with new films

TEHRAN – Iran has provided theaters with new films to enliven Id al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan.

A portrait of Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi. (Goethe Institute)

2022-01-26 17:32

Iran to celebrate poet Nezami Ganjavi in weeklong program

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on Tuesday announced its plan to commemorate the Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi in a weeklong program in March.

This file photo shows people watching a performance during the 12th Marivan International Street Theater Festival on September 10, 2017. (Mehr/Mobin Peymankar)

2021-10-18 18:12

Iran to celebrate Intl. Drama Therapy Week

TEHRAN – Iran will be celebrating International Drama Therapy Week during several special programs, which will begin on Tuesday.

Mausoleum of Persian poet Hafez, Shiraz.

2021-10-12 18:09

Iran to celebrate Hafez Day at Hyderabad museum

TEHRAN – Iran plans to celebrate Hafez Day in the Indian city of Hyderabad by organizing an art exhibition, which will open on Wednesday at the Salar Jung Museum.

An Iranian ensemble performs during a meeting organized at Maqbarat ush-Shoara in Tabriz on September 17, 2021 to celebrate the National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature. (Fars/Ali Hamed-Haqdoost)

2021-09-18 18:30

National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature celebrated in Tabriz

TEHRAN – Groups of Iranian literati and cultural figures came together during a meeting at Maqbarat ush-Shoara (Cemetery Of Poets) in Tabriz on Friday evening to celebrate the National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature.

2021-03-15 20:19

Tehran Times, Mehr hold end-of-year celebration

Staff at the Tehran Times and Mehr News Agency gathered together on Monday for the end-of-year celebration, wishing each other prosperity and health in the new year, which starts on March 20.

A poster for an online meeting the Iran Book and Literature House plans to organize on Wednesday to celebrate Iran’s National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature.

2020-09-15 18:30

Literati to celebrate National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature

TEHRAN – A group of literati from several Persian-speaking nations are scheduled to celebrate Iran’s National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature with an online program.

IIDO director Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi (C) and a group of literati pose for a photo during the Visiting the Moon poetry session at the Art Bureau in Tehran on May 8, 2020. (Art Bureau/Mohsen Seyyed

2020-05-09 18:36

Persian literati celebrate birthday of Imam Hassan (AS)

TEHRAN – A large number of poets and writers from Iran and several Persian-speaking countries celebrated the birthday of Imam Hassan (AS) on Friday night.

2020-01-04 19:01

Cultural heritage celebration called off over respect for martyr Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism ministry has canceled a ceremony to celebrate the registration of dotar, a traditional stringed instrument, on the UNESCO Cultural Heritage list over the martyrdom of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).