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  2. Yaldā Night - Wikipedia

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    Yaldā Night (Persian: شب یلدا shab-e yalda) or Chelle Night (also Chellah Night, Persian: شب چلّه shab-e chelle) is an ancient festival in Iran, [1] [2] Afghanistan, [3] Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, [4] [5] Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Dagestan and Turkey that is celebrated on the winter solstice. [6]

  3. Kafbikh - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Yalda sweet in Zibad, Razavi Khorasan province Yalda Festival in Iran Yalda Festival in Iran. Kafbikh (Persian: کفبیخ) is a type of traditional Iranian sweet made in Khorasan, specially in the cities of Gonabad and Birjand. It is a foodstuff eaten traditionally at Yalda, the ancient Persian celebration of the winter solstice.

  4. Winter solstice - Wikipedia

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    Iranian people celebrate the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice as, "Yalda night", which is known to be the "longest and darkest night of the year". Yalda night celebration, or as some call it "Shabe Chelleh" ("the 40th night"), is one of the oldest Iranian traditions that has been present in Persian culture from ancient times ...

  5. ‘Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness’: Film Review - AOL

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    As wild as it sounds, a version of this reality TV entertainment apparently really exists in modern-day Iran, where writer-director Massoud Bakhshi’s “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” is set ...

  6. Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness - Wikipedia

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    Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness (Persian: یلدا، شبی برای بخشش; original title: Yalda, Persian: یلدا) is a 2019 Iranian drama film directed by Massoud Bakhshi. Plot [ edit ]

  7. Nardoqan - Wikipedia

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    Nardoqan or Narduğan was celebrated by Turks on December 21, the longest night of the year and the night of the winter solstice. On this night, symbolizing old sun, becomes smaller as the days become shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, and dies on December 22, the winter solstice. It is said to be defeated by the dark and evil powers.

  8. Kiumars Pourahmad - Wikipedia

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    He was born in Najafabad on 16 December 1949. [1] [2] He later moved to Tehran where he worked as a writer and film critic in the Film magazine. [2]On the morning of 5 April 2023, at the age of 73, Pourahmad was found dead under suspicious circumstances, in a rented villa in Bandar-e Anzali.

  9. Yelda - Wikipedia

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    View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; ... Yelda or Yalda might refer to the Yaldā ...