Yaldā Night (Chelleh Night) is an Iranian Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year📅. After this night, the time during the day will become longer, and the time at night will gradually shorten. Therefore, the Yaldā Night means brand new life.
According to the tradition, on the night of Yaldā, the whole family will stay up all night, and hold a ceremony to ward off evil spirits. They will sit around a table, and then put watermelon, pomegranate, and various dried fruits and nuts on it. People will also read Hafez’s poems aloud, and based on the content of the poems, they will perform divination, games, entertainment, etc..