was inspired by Persian’s great poet Hafiz Sherazi’s poetry. The title page of Payam-i-Mashriq said that it was in reply to ...

A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without ...

In one of his Persian Ghazals, Ghalib awakens man to his essence – the essence which is atemporal and transcends the limits ...

With mountains like the Zagros and Alborz ranges, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Lut Desert, and lush landscapes in the ...

Erev Yalda is a new ritual that finds beautiful meaning in combining Hanukkah with the ancient Persian tradition of Yalda.

"Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din..." How often do we find ourselves yearning for the timeless verses of Mirza ...

Yalda Night (Shab-e Chelleh) is a Persian winter celebration held on or around December 20 or 21 each year.

In his long epic poem, “Jacob and the Wolf,” the poet re-imagines the story of how Joseph’s brothers, the sons of Jacob, sold ...

Yalda Night, one of the oldest Iranian traditions, is often misunderstood as the birth of Mithra, but historians clarify it ...

Iranian consulate here celebrated the ancient Iranian and Asian festival, Shab-e-Yalda (Yalda night) with great enthusiasm ...

Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other ...

Once again, Yalda Night is approaching as a celebration of warmth, love, and togetherness cherished by all devotees of the ...