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Yalda Night

شب یلدا
🇮🇷 , Iran

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Yaldā Night (Persian: شب یلدا, romanized: šab-i yaldā, pronounced [ʃa.bi jal.ˈdaː]) or Chilla Night (also Chelle Night, Persian: شب چلّه, romanized: šab-i čilla, lit. 'fortieth night', pronounced [ʃa.bi t͡ʃil.ˈla]) is an ancient festival in Iran, Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan that is celebrated on the winter solstice of the Northern Hemisphere. This corresponds to the night of December 21 (or 20 during leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey) of.

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