Yalda Night
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VIDEO: President Raeisi spends Yalda night with soldiers
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – On a visit to the northern Iranian province on Thursday, President Ebrahim Raeisi celebrated the Yalda Night with soldiers at a barricade in Gorgan.
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On "Yalda Night"
Let's celebrate living one more minute together
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Shab-e-Yalda (Yalda Night), also known as Shab-e Chelleh, is one of the most ancient Persian festivals annually celebrated on December 21 by Iranians all around the world.
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By: Fatemeh Amuzad
Tehran Bazar ahead of Yalda Night
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Photos depict people in Tehran Bazaar and Tajrish Bazar buying fruits and nuts for the ancient festivity occasion called "Yalda Night", which is a time when family members get together to celebrate the winter solstice.
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By: Mahdieh Ghafoorian
Mashhad's flower market as Yalda night approaches
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The people in Mashhad's flower market are preparing for Yalda night which is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran, which marks the longest night of the year.
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Tehran blasts US for shedding 'crocodile tears' for Iranians
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran Foreign Ministry has slammed the US for making an interventionist statement on the occasion of Yalda Night, saying it is "shedding crocodile tears" for Iranians with its long list of inhumane measures against the nation.
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VIDEO: Yalda; Iranian celebration of winter solstice
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Yalda is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran which marks the longest night of the year, that is, on the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice.
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China and Iran are old friends; new partners: envoy
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Chinese ambassador went to Bandar Abbass in south Iran to open his country's new consulate general in the Iranian port city during which he described the relations between the two nations as two old friends and new partners.
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Yalda Night, celebration of longest night of year
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Every year, on 30 Azar in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 21 this year, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, the renewal of the sun, and the victory of light over darkness on Yalda Night.
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By: Mohammad Javad Amini
People prepare for Yalda Night in Qazvin
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The people in Qazvin buy fruits and snacks in preparation for the longest night of the year known as Yalda in Iran to mark the arrival of winter.
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By: Yahya Biabadi
People in Kermanshah prapering for Yalda Night
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – People of Kermanshah are preparing for the Yalda Night; the longest night of the year when friends and family members get together to eat and read poems until well after midnight.
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By: Nasrin Tohidizadeh
Preparations for Yalda in Kermanshah
KERMANSHAH, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The people in Kermanshah buy fruits and nuts in preparation for the longest night of the year known as Yalda in Iran to mark the arrival of winter. The photos show Toopkhune or Cannon House Bazar in the city.
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By: Mina Noei
People in Tabriz papering for Yalda Night
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – People of Tabriz, like other Iranians, are preparing for Yalda Night which is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran, which marks the longest night of the year (Dec. 21).
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VIDEO: Yalda; Iranian celebration of winter solstice
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Yalda is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran which marks the longest night of the year, that is, on the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Yalda Night, celebration of longest night of year
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Every year, on 30 Azar in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 21 this year, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, the renewal of the sun and the victory of light over darkness on Yalda Night.
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By: Masoumeh Jafari
People in Sari getting ready for Yalda Night
SARI, Dec. 21 (MNA) – People of Sari, northern Mazandaran province, are preparing for the Yalda Night; the longest night of the year when friends and family members get together to eat and read poem until well after midnight.
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By: Rahbar Emdadi
Harvesting watermelon from Hasht Bandi agricultural farms
BANDAR ABBAS, Dec. 09(MNA) – Concurrent with the arrival of Yalda Night, watermelon farmers in the Hasht Bandi region in Hormozgan province send harvested crops to major cities including Tehran.