Celebrating Yalda, the Longest Night of the Year

As Earth orbits around the center of the solar system, the sun shines bright on the planet, casting life and energy. Living beings are animated subject to the absolute light of a moving and blazing sun. There is light in the darkness. Light is born from the darkness of the night each day and Mother Nature changes its course and dresses up in a new outfit at the beginning of every season.
Celebrating Yalda, the Longest Night of the Year
The Yalda table setting consists of Quran, Divan-e-Hafez (Poems of Hafez), fruits and Ajeel (dried fruits). Mohammed Reza Amirinia
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As Earth orbits around the center of the solar system, the sun shines bright on the planet, casting life and energy. Living beings are animated subject to the absolute light of a moving and blazing sun. There is light in the darkness. Light is born from the darkness of the night each day and Mother Nature changes its course and dresses up in a new outfit at the beginning of every season.

The winter transformation begins after the longest night of the year (and the shortest day), regenerating life. The winter solstice is an astronomical event, which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is at its utmost distance from the celestial equator and reaches its southernmost point.

Despite the weather getting colder, the days get increasingly longer with the promise of warmer days to come in the forthcoming months.

It is incumbent upon us to honor the gift of life and keep the spirit of collectiveness in the light of peace, friendship, and love at the time of Yalda and Christmas.
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