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Iranians celebrate Shab-e Yalda, the winter solstice, surrounded by symbolic foods. By Naz Deravian On Shab-e Yalda, the Iranian celebration of the winter solstice, elders take turns reading from a ...

(The Conversation) — People stay up all night, telling stories and eating dried fruits, in addition to watermelon and pomegranate, to celebrate the sunrise soon after the longest night of the year.