Persian Poetry Day · Ruz-e She'r va Adab-e Farsi

Culture of origin: Iranian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Azerbaijani · Iran

The Day of Persian Poetry and Literature falls on 27 Shahrivar, the anniversary of the death of Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906–1988), the Tabriz-born poet who wrote in both Persian and Azerbaijani. His Azerbaijani poem Heydar Babaya Salam (1954), named after a mountain of his childhood, has been translated into more than 30 languages. Hafez shaped his verse, and in 'A Letter to Einstein' he condemned the use of science for nuclear weapons.