National Hand-Woven Carpet Day · Ruz-e Melli-ye Farsh

Culture of origin: Iranian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Iran · Qashqai · Turkmen

Persian carpets are woven across Iran by nomadic tribes, in village and town workshops, and once in royal manufactories; the Safavid carpets of 16th-century Isfahan are treasured in museums worldwide. Towns such as Tabriz, Kerman, Kashan and Nain each have their own techniques and patterns. In 2010 UNESCO inscribed the traditional carpet-weaving skills of Fars and Kashan on its intangible heritage lists.