Monday, 30 Azar, 1388 AP
I wish every one of you, my beloved countrymen, as well as the lovers of Iranian culture, a happy Yalda.
Our ancestors believed that the night of 30 Azar to 1 Day (Iranian calendar), which is the longest night of the year, is the birthday of Mithra – the goddess of sun. This is the night of the strongest battle between light and dark and between good and evil, where good wins over evil, and light wins over darkness. After 1 Day, the days grow longer once again, and the amount of sunlight increases every day.
The fact that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 in the Roman Catholic Church, and consequently in the Protestant branches of Christianity, has roots in Mithra’s birthday. The worship of Mithra seems to have become popular within the Roman military. However, due to the miscalculation of the solstice, Christmas was placed on December 25.
I hope that the dark days of our nation and our country is the “Yalda Night,” and that a bright future is awaiting us. With God’s grace and providence, our great nation will come out of this “Yalda Night,” and the evil forces will all be destroyed.
Saadi, a 13th century Iranian poet, has said:
همه بر آن همه دردم امید درمان هست
که آخری بود آخر شبان یلدارا
Hamah bar ân hamah dardam omid-e darmân hast
Keh âkhari bovad âkhar şabân-e yaldâ-râ
There is hope that all my aches will be cured
Because there will finally be an end to the yalda nights
I wish every one of you, my beloved countrymen, as well as the lovers of Iranian culture, a happy Yalda.
Our ancestors believed that the night of 30 Azar to 1 Day (Iranian calendar), which is the longest night of the year, is the birthday of Mithra – the goddess of sun. This is the night of the strongest battle between light and dark and between good and evil, where good wins over evil, and light wins over darkness. After 1 Day, the days grow longer once again, and the amount of sunlight increases every day.
The fact that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 in the Roman Catholic Church, and consequently in the Protestant branches of Christianity, has roots in Mithra’s birthday. The worship of Mithra seems to have become popular within the Roman military. However, due to the miscalculation of the solstice, Christmas was placed on December 25.
I hope that the dark days of our nation and our country is the “Yalda Night,” and that a bright future is awaiting us. With God’s grace and providence, our great nation will come out of this “Yalda Night,” and the evil forces will all be destroyed.
Saadi, a 13th century Iranian poet, has said:
همه بر آن همه دردم امید درمان هست
که آخری بود آخر شبان یلدارا
Hamah bar ân hamah dardam omid-e darmân hast
Keh âkhari bovad âkhar şabân-e yaldâ-râ
There is hope that all my aches will be cured
Because there will finally be an end to the yalda nights
May you always be victorious!!!
