Yalda night

My name is Scherwin. I am 14 years old and I am from Iran.
We have a tradition for the winter solstice, from December 21-22, when we celebrate Yalda.

We turn our table into a Korsi and serve all types of delicacies, like pomegranate, red grapes, melon, cookies and nuts.
A Korsi is a type of low table with hot coals underneath it, and blankets thrown over it so that it stays warm.

We all sit together and read the poems from Persian author Hafez. It’s sort of like a prophecy.

[Yalda night is traditional Persian holiday and the longest night of the year. Yalda can be translated as “birth”, meaning the birth of the longer days to come.]