Every year, on 30 Azar in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 20 this year, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, ...

An ancient Iranian festival which 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 ...

Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. On the winter solstice ...

Yalda Night, known as "Shab-e Yalda" or "Shab-e Cheleh," stands as one of Iran's most cherished traditions. In recent years, modern symbols like Christmas trees have gradually intertwined with the ...