Iran Yalda night, 1398 Persian winter solstice ceremony برگزاري جشن شب چله يلدا ايران

December 20, 2019 (Persian calendar 1398/9/29)

Shab-e Yalda ("Yalda night" Persian: شب یلدا‎) or Shab-e Chelleh ("night of forty", Persian: شب چله‎) is a Persian festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year," Yalda is a Persian winter solstice celebration, that is, in the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice.

Calendrically, this corresponds to the night of December 20/21 (±1) in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar آذر) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey دي) of the Persian calendar.

The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant.

The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and glow of life. The poems of Divan-e Hafez, which can be found in the bookcases of most Iranian families, are read or recited on various occasions such as this festival and Nowruz.

Shab-e Yalda was officially added to Iran's List of National Treasures in a special ceremony in 2008.

Iran Yalda night, 1398 Persian winter solstice ceremony
برگزاري جشن شب چله يلدا ايران

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