It’s not only the christian holidays that are different this year. The Iranian ones are also much more eventful. Our kind friend Ali invited us to his place for Y, the Iranian tradition where we celebrate the longest night of the year, the winter soloists. The night was more than fun with a variety of dry and fresh fruits being gobbled up! And of course, all you can eat watermelons! Finding decent watermelons at this time of year in Sweden is not easy at all, apart from the fact that they are highly overpriced. I digged into my special treats stack and took along some of my precious dried figs and apricots, which dad had sent me for my birthday from iran, a much appreciated surprise. It’s not fun eating them alone, no matter how good they taste.The more i get to know Ali, the more fond i grow of him. He’s a good 7-8 years older than us and has actively taken the role of the older member of our small iranian community here in trollhattan.
