The Persian Christmas | Yalda Night

As an ancient Iranian festival, Yalda Night is celebrated on the longest night of the year, which usually falls on December 20th, 21st or 22nd. On this night, families and friends gather together and stay up late to eat, drink, and read poetry. The festival is a celebration of the winter solstice and the victory of light over darkness. This custom has its roots in the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. In Zoroastrianism, the sun is seen as a symbol of goodness and light, and the longest night of the year is a time to celebrate the return of the sun and the victory of light over darkness.

Some people have drawn similarities between Yalda Night and Christmas. For example, both festivals are celebrated in December and are associated with the winter solstice. Also, some people have suggested that the Christian holiday of Christmas may have been influenced by Yalda Night. In this video, we explained about this ancient tradition and how we celebrated it this year at Narcis Hostel.

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🎁🎄 Happy Holidays and we hope you enjoy watching this video 🎁🎄

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Did you know that we’re actually a hostel in the heart of Isfahan City in Iran?

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Address: Kouhi Alley, West Mofateh St., Lahoor St., Isfahan, Iran

___Contents of the video___
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Concept of Yalda
02:45 - Customs
03:10 - Table of Yalda
03:38 - Food and Snacks
04:10 - Our Yalda at Narcis
05:04 - Your Fortune with Hafez
06:09 - Yalda is Awesome
06:30 - Outro

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