page_title: Iranian folklore
section_title: Oral legends
hierarchical_section_title: Iranian folklore / Oral legends
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: شاهنامه‌خوانی و نقالی در قزوین
context_page_description: Iranian folklore encompasses the folk traditions that have evolved in Iran.
caption: A storytelling performance of the stories of Šāhnāme, the Iranian national epic, in Qazvin, Iran.
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