Iranian folklore

Iranian folklore encompasses the folk traditions that have evolved in Greater Iran.

Storytelling has an important presence in Iranian culture.

[1] In classical Iran, minstrels performed for their audiences at royal courts[1] and in public theaters.

[2] Since the time of the Safavid dynasty, storytellers and poetry readers have appeared at coffeehouses.

[3] The following are a number of folktales known to the people of Iran:[4] Below are a number of historical tale books that contain Iranian folktales.

A storytelling performance of the stories of Šāhnāme , the Iranian national epic , in Qazvin , Iran
The statue of Arash the Archer at Saadabad , Tehran
A Šāhnāme miniature painting, depicting a demon ( div ) throwing Rostam into the sea
Griffin-like column capital statuary, from about 500 BC Persepolis, Iran. In local popular interpretation, the figures on these columns are perceived as representations of the Huma bird.
A stone depicting an eye that is made to protect one from an evil eye
Jumping over bonfires on the occasion of Čāršanbe Suri