Yalda night

Definition Yalda night and its effect on Europeans (Christmas)

Did you know that the Christmas tree was taken from the Yalda tree?

Yalda Night The first night of winter And The longest night of the year Is. And the next day, with the sun blowing, the days become longer and the light of God increases.. It was that the ancient Iranians called the end of autumn and the beginning of winter the night of the birth of the moon or the birth of the sun, and they held a big celebration for it..

This celebration is in the Persian month of "Day", which was the name of the creator in the time before Zoroastrians, who later became known as the creator of light, the same as in the English language. “day”It is read.

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Yalda and related celebrations that are held on this night is an ancient tradition. Yalda is an Aryan festival and the followers of Mithraism have celebrated it thousands of years ago in Iran. Yalda is the birthday of Mitra or Mehr. The time when people determined the seasons is ancient.
Light, day and brightness of the sun were signs of the creator, while night, darkness and cold were signs of Ahriman.. Observing the constant changes of day and night made people believe that night and day or light and darkness are in a constant war..

Longer days were the days of victory of light, while shorter days were a sign of the victory of darkness. In order to be safe from the danger of the devil, on this night, everyone would gather together and ask for blessings from the creator by lighting a fire..

One of the researchers of the University of Baltimore writes in the introduction of Yalda night: Yalda is a celebration. Although the Persian New Year begins in March, people from around the world gather on this day to celebrate the longest night of the year.. This tradition has been left since the time of Prophet Zoroaster. Although many Zoroastrian festivals have changed over the centuries and currently 300,000 Zoroastrians living in India and Iran celebrate some Zoroastrian festivals.. One of the Zoroastrian scholars addressed the guests on Yalda night: How many people here have prepared the Christmas tree? A number of hands went up. Then he asked how many people had decorated the Yalda tree, the guests were surprised and some laughed. This scholar said sharply, this is something you should have: "Yalda Tree". Because the Christmas tree is taken from the Yalda tree.

He then continued that during the ancient Persian period, on Yalda night, they decorated a green tree as a symbol of eternal greenness.. It means the birthday of the sun. Young girls made a wish and tied clothes woven of silver around the tree to achieve their wish, but this custom changed slowly. Because Christians and Pope Leo in the fourth century tried to destroy this tradition and finally won. The simultaneity of Christ's birth with Yalda night caused these two celebrations to be held together, but gradually, with the continuous change of history, its time changed.. In the 18th century, the German "Lutherans" adapted the Yalda tree of the Persians and added the Christmas tree to the Christmas decorations. With the spread of Islam in Iran, the Zoroastrians held their ceremonies in secret for a long time, to the extent that many traditions Hiding this celebration has become obsolete and in many places such as Pakistan and India this custom has become very rare, but in Iran it is still standing.. Aryan fans in Iran, India and Europe celebrate this night with some changes in traditions. At the beginning of the night, tribes and different groups of people gather by lighting a fire, eat the fruits of the winter season and the fruits that have dried up during the summer, pray and sing poetry..

Apparently, after the Romans became Christians, three hundred years after the birth of Jesus Christ, the Church accepted the celebration of Mehr's birthday as the birthday of Jesus, because the exact time of his birth was not known.. That's why until today, Santa Claus appears in a suit and hat, and the cedar tree and the star above it is also a memorial of Mehri.

It is interesting that Yalda is a Syriac word that means birth, and according to Abu Rayhan, it has been translated as Shabzaden..

It is also said that when Mithraism spread from the ancient Iranian civilization to the world, in Rome and many European countries, December 21 was celebrated as the birthday of Mithras. 25 December was transferred and at that time, Christians celebrated January as the birthday of Christ. 25 They moved in December.

This was a part of the influence of Iranian culture on Europe. Now, what did we do as the heirs of this ancient civilization to recognize and identify and find other effects of this culture? I leave the answer to this question to the capable minds of Iranian readers..

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