National day honoring Khwaja Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Hafez Shirazi, the greatest Persian lyric poet, known as "Tongue of the Unseen". The exact dates of his birth and death are not historically documented.
Notable Works
Divan-e Hafez
Fun Facts
Goethe was so enamored with Hafez that he dedicated his 'West-Eastern Divan' to him. Hafez fortune-telling has been popular in Iranian homes for centuries. Legend says some clerics tried to prevent his burial, but a fal from his own divan said: 'Do not withhold your step from Hafez's funeral.' Hafeziyeh in Shiraz is Iran's most visited tourist site.
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