Iranian Yalda Night

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

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", 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 glow of life. The poems of Divan-e Hafez, which can be found in the bookcases of most Iranian families, are read or recited on various occasions such as this festival.

Hope you like it!

[Speedster]

What a beautiful thought and rendering!  Thank you so much for sharing at this special time. 

Geri and I usually celebrate Christmas and the New Year reading the poetry of Kahil Gibran and Rabindranth Tagore, two of our favorites.

Tagore, the great Indian mystic and poet, wrote this in 1879, and it is especially timely today...

"Where the mind is without fear, and the head held high,
Where knowledge is free.
Where the world has not been broken into fragments by narrow
domestic walls.
Where words come forth from the depths of Truth,
Where constant striving stretches its arm towards perfection.
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way in the dreary
sands of dead habit.
Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever widening circles
of thought and action.
Into that Heaven of freedom, our Father,
May our country awake."

In Peace...  السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

Bill G

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

What a beautiful thought and rendering!  Thank you so much for sharing at this special time. 

Geri and I usually celebrate Christmas and the New Year reading the poetry of Kahil Gibran and Rabindranth Tagore, two of our favorites.

Tagore, the great Indian mystic and poet, wrote this in 1879, and it is especially timely today...

"Where the mind is without fear, and the head held high,
Where knowledge is free.
Where the world has not been broken into fragments by narrow
domestic walls.
Where words come forth from the depths of Truth,
Where constant striving stretches its arm towards perfection.
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way in the dreary
sands of dead habit.
Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever widening circles
of thought and action.
Into that Heaven of freedom, our Father,
May our country awake."

In Peace...  السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

Bill G

Thanks Bill!...It's great to hear these kind word from you...and thank you for quoting from "Tagore"...It was beautiful!

[Hossein Alfideh]

Really cool Pouya! I'm proud to see this kind of dedication to our culture.nice rendering too.well done!
@Bill nice choice!I remember we had a couple of tagore's poets in our literature book when we were in high school!

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

Really cool Pouya! I'm proud to see this kind of dedication to our culture.nice rendering too.well done!
@Bill nice choice!I remember we had a couple of tagore's poets in our literature book when we were in high school!

Much appreciated, Hossein!...Yes, it is ideal that we remember our culture and roots and we can be proud of them...because our culture of Iranians, is an ancient culture.

[Will Gibbons]

Nice, little still life! Happy holidays.

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

Nice, little still life! Happy holidays.

Tnx dear Will

[Arian Shamil]

Very very nice scene and render too!
nice work

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

Very very nice scene and render too!
nice work

Much appreciated, Arian!

[Josh3D]

Gorgeous! Love all the textures.

[Pouya Hosseinzadeh]

Gorgeous! Love all the textures.

Hey Josh,
Happy new year.I wish you all the best!
Thanks about your comment.