Yalda Night

Posted by Soodabeh (Yazd, Iran) on 23 December 2007 in Food & Cuisine and Portfolio.

2 Nights ago was Yalda Night Here in Iran.
Shabe Yald? (Persian: يلدا) or Shabe Chelle (Persian: شب چله) is an Iranian festival originally celebrated on the Northern Hemisphere's longest night of the year, that is, on the eve of the Winter Solstice.

Following the Iranian calendar reform of 1925, which pegged some seasonal events to specific days of the calendar, Yalda came to be celebrated on the 1st day of the 10th month (Dey). Subject to seasonal drift, this day may fall a day before or a day after the actual Winter Solstice.

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