Feature: Iranians prepare to celebrate longest night of year differently amid COVID-19 pandemic - Xinhua xinhuanet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from xinhuanet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Adjust font size:
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) Iranian families complete their preparations to celebrate Yalda Night on Sunday evening, while authorities reiterate calls to hold family meetings online this year to prevent the re-spread of COVID-19.
Yalda Night, which is one of the oldest traditions in Iran, is to celebrate with family the longest night of the year.
Family members usually gather for the night around a tablecloth covered with fruits such as watermelon, pomegranates and persimmons, to which different kinds of nuts and sweets are added.
A distinctive feature of the night is the group reading of random poems by the great fourteenth century Persian author Hafez for fortune-telling purposes, what is called Fal-e Hafez.
Iranians prepare to celebrate longest night of year amid COVID-19 pandemic bignewsnetwork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bignewsnetwork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2020-12-19 15:05:26 GMT2020-12-19 23:05:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) Iranian families complete their preparations to celebrate Yalda Night on Sunday evening, while authorities reiterate calls to hold family meetings online this year to prevent the re-spread of COVID-19.
Yalda Night, which is one of the oldest traditions in Iran, is to celebrate with family the longest night of the year.
Family members usually gather for the night around a tablecloth covered with fruits such as watermelon, pomegranates and persimmons, to which different kinds of nuts and sweets are added.
A distinctive feature of the night is the group reading of random poems by the great fourteenth century Persian author Hafez for fortune-telling purposes, what is called Fal-e Hafez.