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Shab-e Yalda is an Iranian festival celebrated on the
longest and darkest night of the year.
Yalda is a winter solstice celebration. It's the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey) of the Iranian civil calendar.
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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.
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Happy Yalda Night 🌸
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