Shiraz is known as the poetic capital of Persia, because two of the sterling(prenominal) poets of the world, Hafez (1324-1391) and Sadi (1209-1291), happen from this city. Sadi, the traveler, was innate(p) in Baghdad and saw a great part of the world before he at long last settled in Shiraz, where he died. Hafez on the other hand, was born in Shiraz and, except for one very short journey, neer even left his city.
So its logical we start our stay in Shiraz with a visit to their mausolea. At the mausoleum of Sadi it is unnervingly quiet, the door is open exactly theres nobody there. We discover why when we arrive at the mausoleum of Hafez. Today, it happens to be Hafez Memorial sidereal day and every Iranian who loves poetry has come here to commemorate the great poet while reading, reciting or auditory modality to some of his poems.
For us, this is a very strange experience. We cant imagine so many young people would come to a Vondel Day in Holland. Iranians must truly love their poetry. Our Iranian bear Shervin surprises us, he recites a beautiful poem of Sadi, by heart.
When its more or less dark, we go to the Shrine of Shah Cheragh. This is the tomb of Seyed Amir Ahmad, the brother of imaum Reza, the 8th Imam.
The outside of the Shrine looks absolutely fabulous in the dark. The Shrine is a Holy Place and an important come to the fore for pilgrimage, but it is open to non-Muslims, as long as you exact permission first and under the condition that wowork force wear a chador. We are even allowed to look inside, where a service is freeing on. We see a lot of grief come out, men throw themselves against the tomb, women are crying, and there are people praying everywhere.
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