Yalda Night 2024 Calendar. It is celebrated as the longest night of the year. It is one of the most important ancient persian traditions which is still practiced today, falling on either the 20th or the 21st of december.
Shabe yalda (شب یلدا), or the night of yalda, is a persian festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year in the northern hemisphere i.e., the night of the winter solstice. Yaldā night or chelle night is an ancient festival in numerous countries like iran, afghanistan, azerbaijan, tajikistan, iraqi kurdistan, uzbekistan, and turkmenistan, that is celebrated on the winter solstice.