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A Persian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals
As the days become shorter and the nights become longer and darker, we are reminded that indeed winter is coming.
As a child I would dread this time of the year.
- Pardis Mahdavi
- The Conversation
Not only was there was less time to play outside, but there was a string of holidays that my …