Artistic performances, academic discussions planned for 28th Hafez commemoration week

TEHRAN-October 12 is named National Hafez Day in the Persian calendar. It is a day in which the great Persian poet Hafez is honored in Iran. Every year Hafez Commemoration Week is held during the week leading to Hafez Day. However, “this year, due to the various programs planned for the event, the 28th Hafez Commemoration Week begin sooner on September 27,” said the director general of Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Fars Province on Tuesday.