Yalda
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Society
Celebration of overcoming darkness in Iran
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: On the days when Christians celebrate the new year, the people of Pars (Persia) also celebrate an ancient occasion. “Yalda” is the name of one of the oldest festivals that has survived from the time of the Persian Empire. The night between the last day of…
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West Asia
Iranians Prepare ‘Yalda Night’
Iranians buy fruits for Yalda Night at a market in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21, 2011. Yalda Night is Iranian winter solstice celebration. It is celebrated on the longest night for the year, locally believed, to be on Dec. 21 on the eve of winter solstice. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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