yalda night

[vaez]

Shab-e Yalda ("Yalda night" Persian: شب یلدا‎) or Shab-e Chelleh ("night of forty", Persian: شب چله‎)[1] is an Iranian[2] festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year", Yalda is a winter solstice celebration,[rs 1] that is, in the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice. Calendrically, this corresponds to the night of December 20/21 (±1) in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey)[rs 2] of the Iranian civil calendar.[rs 2]

The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and glow of life. The poems of Divan-e Hafez, which can be found in the bookcases of most Iranian families, are read or recited on various occasions such as this festival and Nowruz. Shab-e Yalda was officially added to Iran's List of National Treasures in a special ceremony in

I know this photo is not professional
This is Tradition in my country
On this night the whole family
Come to Grandma's house

All kinds of pistachio fruits and almonds ..
Grandma also told the story
Kids wear a watermelon-like suit
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I apologize for the horizontal photos
kind regard veaz

[Shadowman]

Nicely exposed series and thanks for the background behind the celebration.

[vaez]

Nicely exposed series and thanks for the background behind the celebration.

Hi dear thank you for comment
In photo # 1, I was wearing white on the right side of my mother's
Photo 2 and 3
A gift can be given to the bride by the groom

[rpcrowe]

It seems that just about every culture has some sort of celebration to acknowledge the Winter Solstice...

[vaez]

It seems that just about every culture has some sort of celebration to acknowledge the Winter Solstice...

Thats right

[LePetomane]

Vaez, thank you for the beautiful photos and information.

[vaez]

Vaez, thank you for the beautiful photos and information.

Thank you for comment

[mugge]

Lovely, Vaez. I especially like the first one it being well exposed and the colours are good.
Cheers Ole

[vaez]

Lovely, Vaez. I especially like the first one it being well exposed and the colours are good.
Cheers Ole

Thank you
Pic one im right of my mother with my sister on the yald night