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Zohar Argon in the Bar Mitzva of Gabi Shemaya 22.12.1981 חלק 2
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This is a culture-histroy trivia which can be used as an entertainment/contest for your Yalda Night gathering. It is created by Dr. Ali Taalebinezhaad and Mina Jafarpoor from Shirin Science Center. The Persian version of this video is also available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbTep739-Gk For more information and downloading the PowerPoint version of these presentations, please visit: http://shirin.mit.edu/blog/?p=689
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Amir Tehrani playing the santoor for the UConn Iranian Association's Shab e Yalda Celebration on Dec. 1, 2007. Enjoy!
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Yalda student band had a concert in Sanandaj, Iran with artists: Toomaj, Farid, Vahid, Nima
Shabe Yalda Emshabeh Haal Konid Bacheha - A Musical Tribute to All Iranian Artists; Includes: Parviz Sayyad (Samad Agha), Ali George Zahedi (Ghouch Ali),Farokhalagha Hushmand (Naneh Agha) Faramarz Aslani, Faramarz Assef, Googoosh, Behrooz Vossoughi, Viguen, Dariush, Delkash, Farhad, Aghasi, Ebi, Hayedeh, Martik, Jamileh, Kourosh Yaghmai, Saeed Kangarani, Ghatebeh, Fereydoun Farrokhzad ...
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Shabe Yaldā: (Persian: یلدا) or Shabe Chelle (Persian: شب چله) is an Iranian festival originally celebrated on the Northern Hemisphere's longest night of the year, that is, on the eve of the Winter Solstice. Following the Iranian calendar reform of 1925, which pegged some seasonal events to specific days of the calendar, Yalda came to be celebrated on the 1st day of the 10th month (Dey). Subject to seasonal drift, this day may fall a day before or a day after the actual Winter Solstice. ---------- History and development: The word Yalda derives from a Syriac term signifying "birth." A Winter Solstice festival - Shab-e Chelle - had already been celebrated throughout the Iranian world even prior to the introduction of the word Yalda during the early Sassanid Era. Like all other festivals tied to the solar calendar, Shabe Chelle has its roots in the close contacts between Chaldea/Babylonia and Iran during the late Achaemenid period. The process by which the term Yalda entered the Persian language is not conclusively established, but is probably attributable to Syriac Christians who received protection from the Sassanid monarchs. While these Christians that brought Yalda to Iran presumably associated the festival with the birth of Christ, the proximity of December 25th to the day of the Winter Solstice (December 21st or 22nd) eventually led to the two festivals being conflated and celebrated as one. Nothwithstanding that, as in Iran also, evergreen trees everywhere symbolize the continuity of nature, Yule has its origins in Saxon/Norse culture and was originally a lunar calendar event. --------------- Yalda today: Following the fall of the Sassanid Empire and the subsequent rise of Islam, the religious significance of the event was lost, and like all the other Zoroastrian festivals Yalda became merely a social occasion when family and close friends would get together. Nonetheless, the obligatory serving of fresh fruit during mid-winter is reminiscent of the ancient customs of invoking the divinities to request protection of the winter crop. The tradition of family gathering survives today in full force. Iranian radio and television continue to have special programming for the night of Yalda. As a novelty, watermelons may appear at the Korsi. The Korsi is traditional furniture similar to a very short table, around which the family sit on the ground. On it, a blanket made of wool filling is thrown, people leave their legs under the blanket. Inside the korsi, heat is generated by means of coal, electricity or gas heaters. ------------------------ Wikipedia ------------------------ گل آمد خوش وز آن خوشتر نباشد که در دستت بجز ساغر نباشد زمان خوشدلی درياب و در ياب که دايم در صدف گوهر نباشد غنيمت دان و می خور در گلستان که گل تا هفته ديگر نباشد ايا پرلعل کرده جام زرين ببخشا بر کسی کش زر نباشد بيا ای شيخ و از خمخانه ما شرابی خور که در کوثر نباشد بشوی اوراق اگر همدرس مايی که علم عشق در دفتر نباشد ز من بنيوش و دل در شاهدی بند که حسنش بسته زيور نباشد شرابی بی خمارم بخش يا رب که با وی هيچ درد سر نباشد من از جان بنده سلطان اويسم اگر چه يادش از چاکر نباشد به تاج عالم آرايش که خورشيد چنين زيبنده افسر نباشد کسی گيرد خطا بر نظم حافظ که هيچش لطف در گوهر نباشد
Created for shab-e-Yalda event at University of Calgary Photos movies and arrangment by Pouya Zangeneh , ... the music is by Jahan , ... the song's name is "Ey del" or "Faide nadare" , the original song is for the late Kouros Sarhangzadeh i guess , ...
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Clips from the UCLA Iranian Student Group's ann... (more) Added: December 21, 2007 Clips from the UCLA Iranian Student Group's annual Shabe Yalda Event
Yeki az ghashangtarin Taraneh 0midvaram ke shoma khoshetan biayad un kassi ke Daff mizane man hastam ( Nima Zartoshtzadeh)
YALDA IS THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN CELEBRATED BY THE PERSIANS . IT IS A PERSIAN CUSTOM TO CELEBRATE THIS NIGHT WITH A PARTY READING POETRY, DANCING AND EATING VARIOUS FRUITS, NUTS AND SPECIALLY COOKED FOODS MUSIC : A DAY IN DECEMBER BY BEN WATT ON BUZZINFLY ALBUM EDITOR : BAHRAMERAD This Night has been celebrated in countless cultures for thousands of years. The ancient Roman festivals of Saturnalia (God of Agriculture, Saturn) and Sol Invicta (Sun God) are amongst the best known in the Western world. In most ancient cultures, including Persia, the start of the solar year has been marked to celebrate the victory of light over darkness and the renewal of the Sun. For instance, four thousand years ago the Egyptians celebrated the rebirth of the sun at this time of the year. They set the length of the festival at 12 days, to reflect the 12 divisions in their sun calendar. They decorated with greenery, using palms with 12 shoots as a symbol of the completed year, since a palm was thought to put forth a shoot each month. One of the themes of the festival was the temporary subversion of order. Masters and servants reversed roles. The king dressed in white would change place with ordinary people. A mock king was crowned and masquerades spilled into the streets. As the old year died, rules of ordinary living were relaxed. This tradition persisted until the Sassanid period, and is mentioned by Biruni and others in their recordings of pre-Islamic rituals and festivals. Its origin goes back to the Babylonian new year celebration. These people believed the first creation was order that came out of chaos. To appreciate and celebrate the first creation they had a festival and all roles were reversed. Disorder and chaos ruled for a day and eventually order was restored and succeeded at the end of the festival.Iranian Jews, who are amongst the oldest inhabitants of the country, in addition to "Shab e Cheleh", also celebrate the festival of "Illanout" (tree festival) at around the same time. Illanout is very similar to the Shab e Cheleh celebration. Candles are lit and all varieties of dried and fresh winter fruits are served. Special meals are prepared and prayers are performed. There are also very similar festivals in many parts of Southern Russia that are identical to "Shab e Cheleh" with local variations. Sweet breads are baked in the shape of humans and animals. Bon fires are made and dances resemble crop harvesting. Comparison and detailed studies of all these celebrations no doubt will shed more light on the forgotten aspects of this wonderful and ancient festival, where merriment was the main theme of the festival. Happy Shab e Cheleh. Read more at : Yalda Significance of winter solstice in Persian culture By Massoume Price
This is the 50th program of a series produced in Persian language called "In the Realm of Culture" (Dar Pishgaah e Farhang) in Persian. Here, Ms. Shokooh Mirzadegi talks to Dr. Esmail Nooriala, about the background of the Yalda festival, one of the oldest festivities of Iranian nations.
Yalda Night 2008 Hooman & Artin Khoda Chera Ashegh Shodam Man
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Afghan New song 2008 Ali Etemadi Mast Yalda Afghan New song 2008 Ali Etemadi Mast Yalda Afghan New song 2008 Ali Etemadi Mast Yalda Afghan New song 2008 Ali Etemadi Mast Yalda Afghan New song 2008 Ali Etemadi Mast Yalda
Music : Bijan Mortazavi Thanks to Beshkan Dance Academy & Kurdish Dance in Sardasht
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Ameneh Alaian and others in Yalda night made for Iran-e-man (My Iran )TV, a non-commercial, non-profit program produced in Portland Iran