Ferdowsi and Persian Language Commemoration Day will be celebrated in Iran in a series of programs designed by different organizations on Sunday. A major part of the programs has been arranged by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. Bells will ring at schools across ...

MNA | Ramin Saffari: Iranians paid tribute to Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi, a renowned literary figure whose �Shahnameh� is considered as the world�s longest epic poetry written by a single poet.    

Iran Daily - May 15 is considered a major cultural event for Iranians to both commemorate the great Persian poet Ferdowsi and celebrate Persian Language Day. The day will be celebrated with a miscellany of programs across Iran today. The Academy of Persian Language and Literature is scheduled to organize a meeting at Tehran Book Garden in which several ...

IRNA | Mohsen Bakhshande: Iranians paid tribute to Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi, a renowned literary figure whose �Shahnameh� is considered as the world's longest epic poetry written by a single poet.    

Tasnim Iranians paid tribute to Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi, a renowned literary figure whose Shahnameh is considered as the world's longest epic poetry written by a single poet. In a ceremony held in the northeastern city of Mashah on Monday, the countrys cultural and political figures marked the National Day of Ferdowsi. Ferdowsi was born ...

Iranians marked the �National Day of Ferdowsi� to pay tribute to Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi, a renowned literary figure whose �shahnameh� is considered world's longest epic poetry written by a single poet.   By Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) Iran has commemorated the anniversary of inscription by UNESCO of 'naqq?li' in 2011, which coincided with Firdausis Commemoration Day. The Iranian traditional storytelling of Firdausis Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) was inscribed on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.    ...

TUS, May 17 (MNA) Iranians have celebrated the day of Firdausi, the author of great Persian epic Shahnameh, on May 15. Abu Al-Qasem Firausi (also Ferdowsi) is a highly revered Persian poet and the author of the epic of Shahnameh, Persian for Book of Kings which is the world's longest epic poetry created by a single poet, and the national epic of ...

[caption id="attachment_28212" align="alignright" width="259"] Ferdowsis statue and mausoleum in the Iranian city of Tus[/caption] A number of scholars and literature lovers are planning to celebrate National Ferdowsi Day to commemorate Iran's most famous epic poet, Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi. Tehran is one of the cities that will host the celebration ...