Happy Yalda! The birth of Mithra is what the Romans used to celebrate when they were practicing MIthraic religion which also called Pagan! When in 4th Constantin emperor accepted the Christianity as the official religion replacing the Mithraic religion the birth of Mithra was basically renamed as the birth of the Jesus Christ who was not born that day. This is when Christmas was celebrated on 25th. You need to read the details as how a few days differnce due to calendar...A lot of the traditions of Mithraic was transfered into the Catholic religion. Also, the statue of Liberty is depiction of Mithra! Read it in french.
Hello Sara! Thank you for sharing your beautiful culture. I am amazed that Iranians are still practicing their ancient traditions as well as their religion Islam. Cheers
I love it. We haven't done this for ever. I think we'll try it this year. Thanks for bringing this wonderful day back to our attention. Sara, all the color in this clip are so beautiful and lively. To our great Iran host and family, injoy this day and keep safe.
As a lover of all things Persian/Iranian - tradition and culture-wise - I do appreciate the link and similarities between the pre-Christian European Winter Solstice and Persian Yalda celebrations which ultimately influenced the more widely celebrated Christmas!
Howie, thanks for the comment, and Persians agree with you sir. Don’t mind the other comments, believe me non of it makes any sense ! and you are so correct, as Persians actually have a Santa Claus, named baba nole!
Thank you for the lovely vlog explaining the beautiful celebrations! We were lucky enough to have visited Iran during Navrouz, another beautiful time of the year, Spring time, and its celebrations. Would love to visit again one day....Iran was one of our best travels experiences Beautiful country and amazing people!!!
Because of u i get to know about iran..!! Such a beautiful country with beautiful hearted people's ..!! It's my dream to come iran and meet u once in real.. 😊 I wish it could be possible..!! 🙂 Thanks for all these wonderful vdos mam..!!
Thank you for educating us about Persian culture. Very interesting the customs. I will now search for the works of Hafez. 🙂 Great job as always Sara! 👍🏼
The festival of Light in india is Diwali aka Deepavali - the biggest festival of Hindus sikhs, buddhists especially , similar to your Yalda Night. We also believe that color of Red is symbolizes life, prosperity and all good things !!
Dear Sarah, in my language the word YALDA means a little girl .... I looked at the little details ... the beautiful fruits and stuffed dates which is one of the most delicious things ... a date stuffed with nuts especially walnuts is a winning combination. Thank you for everything you do for us.
So this is weird but Mitra is also worshipped in Hinduism, "Om Mitraya Namaha" which translates to " Salutations to the Sun who is friend of everyone "
