1 - Question 1929: Is there any problem with observing Yalda night, celebrating it, and performing its special customs?

✅ Answer: 'Yalda' is a Syriac word meaning 'birth.' Ancient Iranians named the first night of winter 'Yalda Night,' believing that the goddess Mithra, or the deity of light and sun—one of the dei ... َهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر ...