{"id":13442,"date":"2023-12-15T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/?p=13442"},"modified":"2023-12-15T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:01:00","slug":"allenby-family-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/allenby-family-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"Allenby Family Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Allenby APA’s\u00a0Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is pleased to share information on heritage and history months celebrated by the TDSB. We also encourage Allenby families to share their celebrations and traditions with us so that we can learn more about each other and connect as a community.<\/p>\n

Yald\u0101<\/strong>\u00a0Night<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Yald\u0101 Night, also known as Chelle Night, is a longstanding celebration observed in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Kurdistan and Balochistan,\u00a0during the winter solstice, typically occurring on the night of December 20\/21 in the Gregorian calendar or the night between the conclusion of the ninth month (Azar) and the commencement of the tenth month (Dey) in the Iranian solar calendar.<\/div>\n
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This festival, culturally significant in regions influenced by Iranian traditions, marks the longest and darkest night of the year. Families and friends come together to engage in communal activities, including eating, drinking, and reading poetry, particularly works by\u00a0Hafez<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Shahnameh<\/a>, well into the midnight hours. The consumption of fruits and nuts, with a special focus on pomegranates and watermelons, carries symbolic meaning, representing the vibrant colors of dawn and the essence of life.<\/div>\n
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For poetry lovers, enjoy this poem by Hafez:<\/div>\n
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\nAll the Hemispheres<\/em><\/h2>\n

Leave the familiar for a while.<\/em>
\nLet your senses and bodies stretch out<\/em>
\nLike a welcomed season<\/em>
\nOnto the meadows and shores and hills.<\/em>
\nOpen up to the Roof.<\/em>
\nMake a new water-mark on your excitement<\/em>
\nAnd love.<\/em>
\nLike a blooming night flower,<\/em>
\nBestow your vital fragrance of happiness<\/em>
\nAnd giving<\/em>
\nUpon our intimate assembly.<\/em>
\nChange rooms in your mind for a day.<\/em>
\nAll the hemispheres in existence<\/em>
\nLie beside an equator<\/em>
\nIn your heart.<\/em>
\nGreet Yourself<\/em>
\nIn your thousand other forms<\/em>
\nAs you mount the hidden tide and travel<\/em>
\nBack home.<\/em>
\nAll the hemispheres in heaven<\/em>
\nAre sitting around a fire<\/em>
\nChatting<\/em>
\nWhile stitching themselves together<\/em>
\nInto the Great Circle inside of<\/em>
\nYou.<\/em><\/p>\n

Saligrah\u00a0<\/strong>Khushyali<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello!<\/p>\n

\nMy name is Rose Allen and as an Ismaili Muslim, I’m here to share about an important day of celebration\u00a0for the nearly 15 million Ismailis world wide.<\/div>\n
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Today, on December 13th, the Shia Ismaili Muslims will celebrate the birthday of the present living 49th Imam – the Aga Khan – who is the spiritual guide to the Ismaili Muslims.<\/div>\n
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On this day, Shia Ismailis celebrate\u00a0the occasion\u00a0by going to the mosque to pray, getting henna on their hands and\/or feet, and eating treats!<\/div>\n
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The celebration\u00a0of the Aga Khan’s birthday is an occasion\u00a0for Ismailis to express their love, loyalty and devotion to the Imam and the community.<\/div>\n
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Thank you for listening and Happy\u00a0Khushyali<\/a>\u00a0to those who are celebrating!<\/div>\n
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By Rose Allen, Grade 4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thank you to the Hosseini and Allen families\u00a0for sharing this month!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Allenby APA’s\u00a0Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is pleased to share information on heritage and history months celebrated by the TDSB. We also encourage Allenby families to share their celebrations and traditions with us so that we can learn more about each other and connect as a community. Yald\u0101\u00a0Night Yald\u0101 Night, also known as Chelle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1054],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dei"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13443,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13442\/revisions\/13443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}