Yalda 2010! Celebrating the Longest Night of the Year (Winter Solstice)

The sight of you each morning is a New Year

any night of your departure is the eve of Yalda


~Saadi






Shab-e Yalda refers to the longest night of the year which has been celebrated ever since the ancient times in Persian history. The word "Yalda" means birth in Syriac and is marked as the birthday of Mithra, the ancient Persian god of light and cosmic order, also called the son of