Young Iranian people wait to receive pomegranate ice cream while visiting a pomegranate festival on Yalda Night Eve in the Abasabad tourism zone in central Tehran, Iran, on December 19, 2024. Yalda Night, also known as Shab-e Yalda, is an ancient Iranian festival celebrated on the winter solstice, typically on December 20th or 21st. It marks the longest night of the year and symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)