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Yalda night

celebration of the
longest night
One of the famouse traditional
ceremony of Iran is Yalda .

From many years ago people


celebrate the longest night of year
with their family .
Family members make a wish and randomly opens the Divan
of Hafez to one of its pages and usually the eldest
member of the family recites the poem on that page.
What is expressed in that poem is believed to be the
interpretation of the wisher's wish and whether and how
it will come true.
In the evening of Yalda bonfires
are lit outside, while inside the
home, family and friends gather in
a night-long vigil around the korsi,
a low, square table covered with a
thick cloth overhanging on all sides.
A brazier with hot coals is placed
under the table.
Watermelon persimmon pomegranate
tangerine

nuts
Turkish delight/
gumdrop Cotton candy

jelly
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“tent”
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“tent” camp
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“tent” camp “snow”


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“tent” camp “snow” ski


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“mountain”
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“mountain” hike
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“mountain” hike
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“mountain” hike “water”


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“mountain” hike “water” fish


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“sea”
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“sea” surf
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“sea” surf
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“sea” surf “horse”


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“sea” surf “horse” Ride a horse


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