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  • Yalda’s splendor, when love and light converge in the longest night 2023-12-20 17:36

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Yalda’s splendor, when love and light converge in the longest night

    As the curtains of autumn draw to a close and winter begins its ceremonial entrance, Iranians worldwide, alongside aficionados of Persian culture, prepare in anticipation for the year’s Yalda night.

  • It’s not a Yalda celebration without pomegranates 2022-12-20 18:58

    By Afshin Majlesi

    It’s not a Yalda celebration without pomegranates

    TEHRAN– Children running around, mothers set out trays of delicately cracked pomegranates, bowls glittering with their ruby-red seeds and elders take turns reading verses from illustrious Persian poets. Sounds familiar? If so, you’ve seen a glimpse of the Yalda celebration in honor of the longest night of the year.

  • Persian Yalda night gains place on World Cultural Heritage list 2022-12-02 21:01

    Persian Yalda night gains place on World Cultural Heritage list

    TEHRAN – Yalda night (Shab-e Chelleh), one of the most celebrated Persian traditional events which marks the longest night of the year, made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list on Wednesday.