【17days of winter】专题【英语版】波斯冬至夜：告别秋天，迎接冬天！

sha B- e ya LDA : a warm welcome to winter，felicitous farewell to fall

the auspicious yet thousands-year-old occasion，known as the longest and darkest night of the year，marks the last eve of autumn Anan

sha B- e ya LDA is also called sha B- e Chelleh that literally meaning the night of the forty . one of the dominant features of the feast is Chelleh(sitting

some opt for making phonecalls to friends and close relatives or send text messages to congratula te them on this night .

guests are served with fresh fruits and colorful ajil(a mixture of dry fruits，seeds and nuts)inbowls . to Iranians however，The dry

watermelon and pomegranates as symbols of bounty are the traditional fresh fruits of this night . it is believed that eating watermelon before the Al ool

all food items are arranged on a spread known as sofreh(traditional table cloth available in various materials and patterns)，usually by

Following a fresh and hot dinner、people recite poetry、narrate stories、chant、play musical instruments或just chat in the cozinner

Of all ancient rituals，there are mostly two festivals that are unanimously celebrate d by Iranians today，ya LDA night and the Persian new yew

From a wider point of view，Human beings often mourn some endings and celebrate most beginnings . the Iranian nation has strong social and histories

welcome to winter varies region to region

ya LDA night is celebrate d in different parts of the country traditionally as a welcome to winter，Though it encompasses regional variations and

natives to the northwestern azarbaijan region believe that eating watermelon will not let the cold of winter into their bones . also，on this New bones

Intabriz，the capital of east azarbaijan province，Local musicians known as ' AAS high ' play traditional instruments and sing sonning

in the northwestern ar dabil province，people ask the chelleh bozorg(winter forty days of winter)to promise them to be moderate as they wey

families in The southern city of Shiraz，Fars province，spread a sofreh(Persian table cloth，Mostly spread on the floor) Which

In the northern province of gilan，however，Ya LDA is never complete without watermelons。it is assumed that any one who eats watermelons on this day would not be thirsty in summer and coldin win ter . aok nous is a tempting and indispensable gill

people in the southeastern Kerman province stay up most part of the night To welcome the arrival of the legendary GH aroun(croesus)Who is belloun

one of the oldest ya LDA rituals in the western lorestan province was when a group of small and teenage boys would go to the rooftops of houses and thro W Dow

in the villages of northeastern khor asan province the groom ' s family sends out gifts with a group of musical instrument players to the bride-uu

In one of the villages of gar MSAR，north-central SEM nan province，People of one family or clan get together over a meal of kho rous polo(CHO rous polo

it is customary for people in the western province of Kerman shah that they stay up most of the night by eating，singing and tellin

传统波斯节日Shab-e Yalda是波斯的“冬至夜”，意思是新生，每年的伊朗历(阿富汗历)9月30日，也就是波斯历的秋天。

这个节日起源古老的琐罗亚兹德文化，庆祝太阳神密拉特而设置。伊斯兰后，该节日被认为是波斯民族节日，今天伊朗、阿富汗、塔吉克斯坦、阿塞拜疆等国家的共同民族节日。该节日具有悠久历史，至今舒千年以上历史。古代波斯人认为这天晚上是一年中最漫长、最黑暗的夜晚。故全家人应该团聚度过这个晚上，然后迎来冬天即新生。

当这天晚上来临，全家人围着餐桌，在餐桌上摆放由七种红色水果、干果等组成的食物，石榴和西瓜象征着美好。波斯人认为在冬天食西瓜有利祛除疾病和寒冷。同时，在餐桌上也要摆放《Koran》、《哈菲兹诗集》。聚会上以祈祷、诵读诗歌、讲故事及音乐为主。一家人愉快的度过晚上。

另：在《回回馆译语》《回回药方》《天方集字歌》《元西域入华化考》《小儿锦研究》《元代回族史稿》等著作都记录波斯冬至夜节日，表明是元明回回人节日，按照元明回回语(塔吉克语)音译叫「捨卜夜勒搭」 。

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