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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Yalda_Night
gptkb:Shab-e_Yalda
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Mithraism
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Tajikistan
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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gptkb:poetry
gptkb:storytelling
hospitality
family unity
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gptkbp:customs
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family gatherings
eating fruits
reading poetry
eating nuts
reciting Hafez poems
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gptkbp:date
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winter solstice
December 20 or 21
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gptkbp:duration
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one night
from sunset to dawn
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gptkbp:etymology
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Yalda means 'birth' in Syriac
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gptkbp:languageOfOrigin
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gptkb:Persian
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Afghans
gptkb:Tajiks
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Armenians
gptkb:Azerbaijanis
gptkb:Zoroastrians
gptkb:Kurdish_people
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:ancient_Persia
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Nowruz
gptkb:Sadeh
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gptkbp:religiousSignificance
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gptkb:Zoroastrianism
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gptkbp:significance
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longest night of the year
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gptkbp:symbol
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sunrise
red fruits
candlelight
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gptkbp:symbolicFood
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nuts
pomegranate
watermelon
dried fruits
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gptkbp:theme
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hope
renewal
light over darkness
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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submitted for Intangible Cultural Heritage
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Islamic_Persian_culture
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Persian Yalda Night
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