When Is Shabe Yalda 2024 Calendar. For iranians around the world, the winter solstice is not just the longest night of the year, it is also the time to commemorate the triumph of mithra, the sun god, over darkness in. Yalda is an ancient persian festival that is celebrated on the longest night of the year, typically around december 20th or 21st.

Yalda is an ancient persian festival that is celebrated on the longest night of the year, typically around december 20th or 21st. Shabe yalda, or yalda night is an evening of festivities and merriment that begins when the sun sets on the last day of fall (last day of maah e azar on jalali calendar) and continues until the.