Yalda Night is annually celebrated on the last day of Azar (the last month of autumn in the Iranian calendar year) and before the first day of Dey (the first month of winter) nationwide. Nationally ...

An ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries is Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh). It ...

For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice, sumptuous snacks and dips are in order. Louisa Shafia is a celebrated authority on Iranian cooking. She's the author of two cookbooks as ...

Of all the ancient Persian festivals, only two are celebrated by Iranians worldwide -- Yalda night (the birth of a new sun) and Noruz or Persian New Year (the birth of a new day). The story of Yalda ...

Shabe Yalda, also known as Yalda Night, is an ancient Persian festival celebrated on the winter solstice, marking the longest night of the year. This vibrant occasion, which falls around December 21st ...

It’s almost as if my Iranian Jewish ancestors knew the moments we’d find ourselves in and came prepared with a double dose. Alongside the miracle of light from Hanukkah, I grew up celebrating Shab-e ...

A table set for the celebration of the Persian festival of Yalda. Jasmin Merdan/Moment via Getty images. As the days become shorter and the nights become longer and darker, we are reminded that indeed ...

The Yalda celebration was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Yerevan, attended by a number of Iranologists and Orientalists, professors and teachers of the Persian language in ...

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An ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries is Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh). It ...