Yalda, the Longest Night of the Year While Christians are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, Iranian people are getting ready to celebrate one of their traditional festivals called Yalda. Yalda means “birth”. Iranian people celebrate the winter solstice annually on December 21 which is the longest night of the year (the last night of autumn...Read More

Hafeziyeh, Tomb of Iranian Great Poet Hafez, a Persian poet, mystic and sonneteer, born in the 8th century in Shiraz, Iran. Hafez, as one of the greatest poets of Iran, is locally known by his pen name, “Lesan-ol-Qeib”. His real name is Shamseddin Mohammad. He is famous as Hafez since he had memorized the Holy Quran....Read More