Iran Press/ Asia: The Yalda celebration ceremony was held in Rawalpindi with the aim of introducing and promoting ancient Iranian culture, and the participants in this ceremony considered Yalda as an opportunity for families to celebrate and honor the culture of visiting relatives.
A night that is only one minute longer than other nights, but it is an opportunity to spend more time with the elders.
The ancient and enduring custom of the Iranian Yalda Night is also popular in some regions of Pakistan.
The participants in the ceremony in Rawalpindi used Yalda rituals as an excuse to be together and use opportunities to expand friendships and kindness.
Yalda Night is known as the Meh-Fang Festival in some parts of Pakistan, and Pakistanis welcome the winter season with a family gathering on this night.
Faramarz Rahmanzad, the head of Iran's House of Culture in Rawalpindi, told Iran Press that with the global registration of the Yalda Night, the commemoration ceremony of the ancient ritual was held in Rawalpindi with the aim of promoting Iranian culture and tradition.
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