Shiraz

Iranians seek guidance from ancient poetry of Hafez

Iranians visit the tomb of Persian mystic poet Hafez, in Shiraz, where he lived and died in the 14th century and composed his well known love poems or "Ghazal", in Shiraz on May 12, 2024.

Fortune-tellers, known as falgir, who interpret Hafez, can be found across Iran, but especially at his tomb, set amid rose gardens in Shiraz, 800 kilometers south of Tehran.