The ancient festival of Yalda and the expectation of Iranians today for light and freedom.

The Yalda Night celebration has been one of the most important celebrations for Iranians for several thousand years.

This celebration is held on the longest night of the year, coinciding with December 21, because ancient Iranians believed that on this night there would be a fierce battle between darkness and light, and when the sun comes, light will win over darkness. They stayed awake this night and waited until morning for the sun to come up, ushering dance and celebration.

This year, Yalda was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as intangible cultural heritage.

These days, with a revolutionary uprising against the dictatorial and misogynistic religious regime in Iran, they say:

We fight darkness and suffocation to achieve light and freedom.