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Yalda Night
Yalda is a feminine given name originating in Persian named after Yaldā Night, the Iranian New Year festival. People * Yalda Hakim, Afghan-Australian journalist and TV presenter * Yalda Moaiery, Iranian photojournalist * Yalda Samadi, Iranian musician Places *Yalda, Syria Media *''Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness ''Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness'' ( fa, یلدا، شبی برای بخشش), original title Yalda ( fa, یلدا), is a 2019 Iranian drama film directed by Massoud Bakhshi. Plot The storyline of is based on an actual top-rated Iranian reali ...
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Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ...
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Yaldā Night
Yaldā Night ( fa, شب یلدا ''shab-e yalda'') or Chelle Night (also Chellah Night, fa, شب چلّه ''shab-e chelle'') is an ancient festival in Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey celebrated on the winter solstice. This corresponds to the night of December 20/21 (±1) in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (''Azar'') and the first day of the tenth month (''Dey'') of the Iranian solar calendar. The festival is celebrated in Iran and other historically Iranian-influenced regions, including Azerbaijan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Balochi areas, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) and the Shahnameh until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and ...
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Yalda Hakim
Yalda Hakim (born 26 June 1983) is an Australian broadcast journalist, news presenter, and documentary maker. After her family left Afghanistan and settled in Australia in 1986, she grew up in the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta and went on to study journalism. She started her career at SBS Television, moving to the BBC TV in 2012. Hakim predominantly presents on ''BBC World News''. Early life and education Hakim was born on 26 June 1983 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the country during the Soviet–Afghan War when she was six months old. The family travelled on horseback overland to Pakistan with the help of people smugglers. After two years in Pakistan, the family settled in Australia as migrants in 1986, when she was three years old. Hakim attended Macarthur Girls High School in Parramatta, Sydney, where she played the violin and became a sports captain and prefect. She also attended Parramatta West Public School. Hakim went on to study for a Bachelor of Arts ...
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Yalda Moaiery
Yalda Moaiery ( fa, یلدا معیری) is an Iranian photojournalist, she is known for war, protest, natural disaster, and conflict photographs. In 2019, she gained international notoriety after Donald Trump had used one of her photos on social media to support an attack on Iran, which she publicly spoke out on. During the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022, she was one of around twenty journalists arrested in Iran. She is a member of the Iranian Photojournalists Association (IPJA). Background Throughout her career, Moaiery has documented wars, conflicts and natural disasters in parts of the world including Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon. Her photographs have been featured in international magazines and newspapers, such as Time, Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle, Le Monde and El Pais. Moaiery’s 20-year career has taken her around the world but her work also focuses on life in Iran, including mass protests in 2019 over rising fuel prices. Her portfolio includes photo essa ...
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Yalda Samadi
Yalda Samadi ( fa, یلدا صمدی; born December 22, 1990, Tehran) is an Iranian musician, pianist, and composer. Samadi has performed with musical groups such as Sharghi Ensembles, Simin Ghanem, Hengame Ghaziani, Ariana, Avaye Mehrabani, Noushe, and Chakavak Orchestra. Early life and education Samadi was born in Tehran on December 22, 1990 to a musical family. She started receiving music lessons from her mother, a well-known cellist, at the age of 6. She graduated from the University of Applied Science and Technology in Tehran with a bachelor's degree in Music (specialising in Piano Performance). Samadi learned piano from various pianists such as Chista Gharib, Mostafa Kamal Pourtorab, Tigran Mesroupian, Ehsan Sabouhi, Shaya Asadi, Behrang Shegerfkar, and Fariborz Lachini. In 2011, she was granted a scholarship for study in Hungary, where she studied with Ádám György. Career Samadi started her career in 2008 and performed in Iran's National Orchestra, conducted by Bardia K ...
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Yalda, Syria
Yalda ( ar, يلدا, Yaldā, also spelled Yelda) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the west of the Yarmouk Camp. Nearby localities include al-Hajar al-Aswad, Jaramana, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Sabinah and Babbila. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Yalda had a population of 28,384 in the 2004 census. References Bibliography * * External linksgoogle map{{Rif Dimashq Governorate, markaz Populated places in Markaz Rif Dimashq District ...
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