Greetings Dear Esteemed Compatriots,
We are on the eve of Cyrus the Great Day, October 29th. Twenty years ago, in 2005 (1384), the Pasargad Heritage Foundation proposed this day, and it was subsequently recorded in history.
This proposal, made without the assistance or influence of any government official or religious figure, was quickly accepted by cultural and social figures. It spread by word of mouth among the people, becoming etched in the memory of a great nation and accepted in other countries.
We at the Pasargad Heritage Foundation have always believed that this incredible and significant reception, with its astonishing results, was not due to the power or influence of a small institution. Rather, we recognize that this proposal carried historical legitimacy, rooted in an amazing power based on cultural values and reliance—not on force, but on the love of people of every religion and creed.
We engaged with a nation at a time when an occupying and anti-Iranian government intended to destroy the monuments of the greatest political figure in Iranian history— Cyrus the Great, a figure who, more than 2,500 years ago, had championed human rights.
Iranians have witnessed not only the destruction of its own rights by their government but also the imminent destruction of symbols of a glorious part of its history related to human rights.
As a result, Iranians at home and abroad not only accepted Cyrus the Great Day as a historic and glorious occasion but also traveled to Pasargadae from all over Iran each year to celebrate it in his birthplace and home. The occupying government, terrified of the people, resorted to beating, harassing, and imprisoning participants in 2017 and 2018, and prohibited access to Pasargadae on Cyrus the Great Day.
However, Cyrus Day is no longer celebrated only in Pasargadae; it is now celebrated in every home and city where Iranians who love Iranian culture reside.
This year, on its 20th anniversary, the Pasargadae Heritage Foundation proudly celebrates two decades since the naming of Cyrus the Great Day, with your noble presence, the people of Iran.
Happy Cyrus the Great Day
Shokooh Mirzadegi
The Pasargadae Heritage Foundation
Aban 1404 – October 2025
