To begin I have to mention that all Iranian costumes are wonderful. In my opinion "Yalda's night" is a bit different from all. On the night of 21st of December which is the longest night of the year Iranians celebrate Yalda .Yalda meanes birth and it's the birth of sun and love because after Yalda the days become longer. Some believe Yalda came from Mithraism who celebrated the birth of eizadeh Mehr on this night. Whole the families gather and they try to spend the night with each other. Iranians eat watermelon, nuts, and pomegranate on this night. They believe eating watermelon on this night helps you body resist any illness during the coming winter .They read Hafez divan or Ferdowsi's epic poems on this night. They stay late at night and enjoy every second of their gathering. It’s hard to find an Iranian who does not have any nice memories of this night.
Translated by Raheleh Hajizadeh
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/oshihan/Pages/Yalda.htm
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