Not only is Farsi civilization one of the oldest civilizations in the world, Iranian literature has also been in existence for over two thousand years. Iranian culture is a mix of Islamic and pre-Islamic cultures.

Farsi literature

Farsi literature dating from before the 6th century B.C. has been found in varying forms by Farsi scholars. Because early Farsi literature was usually connected with the Zoroastrians, it was destroyed during the Islamization of Iran. It is believed that literature during Pre-Islamic Iran was mainly related to argument and criticism. Some of this literature was saved by the Zoroastrians, who migrated to various Asian countries after Iran became Islamic.

One important aspect of Farsi literature is that most of the information from the country’s medieval period was in the form of poems, including information concerning the sciences as well as literature. This was seen during all of medieval Iran’s dynasties. The most famous poets during this period were Ferdowsi, Daqiqi and Asadi Tusi. Well-known poets and ghazal creators during this time included Sanai, Attar, Anvari, Khaqani Shirvani and Nezami.

Farsi literature spread to the west as well as to Central Asia because of its wide literary variety in addition to the substantial intellectual information it provided, which attracted many readers from all over the globe. Even today Farsi literature is considered to be ingenious and talented work and because of this, it is an important component of literature studies in various well-known Universities from West to East.

Farsi Music

Music has been one of the prime arts of Iranian culture. Farsi music has been around since before Farsi literature. Musicians have always been held in high esteem in Iranian society. Different types of Farsi music include:

1. Farsi classical musi
2. Rumi music
3. Farsi symphonic music
4. Farsi folk music
5. Farsi pop music
6. Farsi rock and metal music
7. Farsi rap music and
8. Farsi electronic music.

Some famous musicians performing different types of Farsi music are: Sima Bina, Mohammad Baharloo, Mirza Abdollah Farahani, Shahin Farhat, Lotfi Mansouri, Ali Rahbari, Amir Farid, Leila Arab, Nami, Omid Nourizadeh and Fred Maslaki.  

Farsi Dance

Farsi dance is mostly a combination of movements using the body from the waist down and facial expressions. Farsi dance is comparable to Arabic dance, with the exception of the hip movement used in the Arabic style of dance. Some of the different types of Farsi dance are namely: Bandari dance, Khorasani dance, Latar dance, Lezgi dance, Motrebi dance and Shamshir dance.