Shoemaking on the night of Yalda, the traditional ritual of the people of Torbat-e Heydarieh

In our ancient Iranian culture, there are customs and traditions throughout the history of this land, each of which represents a large part of the rich culture and great civilization of this region, and among them, the ritual of “bloating on the night of Yalda” is one of the rituals. The traditional people of Torbat Heydariyeh.
Among the tribes and clans of Iran, the last hours of the 30th of Azar or the first hours of the 1st of Bahman are known as “Yalda night” or “Shab Cheleh”, which is generally held in a similar way. Special customs of Iranian tribes and clans are also held, which represent the specific subculture of the geographical area of ​​Iran.

Traditional flooring of several thousand years in Greater Khorasan
One of the special programs of Yalda night is in the southern parts of this eastern part of the country, which of course is prepared in each part and is performed in the special ritual of Yalda night.
The head of Torbat-e-Heydariyeh Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department said in this regard: Let’s put the native of this region, of which “Halvajozi” is a part, in the national registration queue.
Ali Mohammadi added: “Registering and introducing such material and spiritual ceremonies, while causing unity and empathy of the people, also prevents their destruction and forgetfulness, and also increases the cultural richness of the region.”

Introduction of the flooring ritual in Torbat-e Heydarieh
An introductory researcher on the oral history of Torbat-e Heydarieh told IRNA: “According to an old official, one of the most important indigenous rituals on the night of Yalda in this region is the beautiful tradition of foaming, which is one of the winter nights in the region.”
Arezoo Oloumibeigi added: “The raw material of foam or, in modern parlance,” winter ice cream “is the root of a plant called” chubak “or” bakh “, which after digging the skin and cutting the chubak into pieces, boiled it several times in water and then in a container called Pour the trough and by adding egg white to it, with a special wood called “bunch of turmeric” which is made of thin twigs made of turmeric, pomegranate or plum, they boil the boiled water until it foams and then They eat it from hard and sweet, along with the ceremony of joy and storytelling.
He continued: the residents of the region use the same floor to prepare halva, which is also a special souvenir of Torbat-e Heydariyeh.

He added: “According to a long-standing belief, the natives of this region believe that the bitter root juice of the plant should be rotated around the cave with the help of a handful so that it becomes unconscious and puts its whole being in the foam and spills it out.”
In another section, the researcher of the oral history of Torbat-e Heydariyeh added: “On the night of Yalda and when eating the winter solstice, the Torbatians recite poems in the local dialect in addition to fortune-telling to Hafez, Ferdowsi and Masnavi.”
Ulumi Baygi said: “According to the local and old chronology of Cheleh Klon or the great winter, it starts from tomorrow night, that is, from January 1, and lasts for 40 days (February 4), and Cheleh Kherd starts from February 1, and ends at the end of this month.” Ends.
He continued: The first 10 days of Esfand have been named by the people as Ahman and Bahman, which is an example of these two local bits.

مویوم اَهمَن مویوم بَهمَن
Bring firewood to the harvest
Bring wheat to me
When everything is chilly and chilly eaten
It’s all my promise

Explaining these verses, the researcher said: Two winter myths called Ahman and Bahman have been walking in the streets in the first decade of Esfand, and they claim that whatever has not rained and snowed in the big and small ridges, will happen in these days. Therefore, the citizens are asked to gather firewood, store the harvest and a large amount of wheat and bring it to the amount of one hundred man and establish a celebration that wants to compensate for the snow and rain in these few days.
Olumi added: “Residents of this region believe that eating watermelon does not affect their cold, shivering and burning, and they do not feel the cold of winter at all.” .
The center of the 225,000-strong city of Torbat-e Heydarieh is located 150 km south of Mashhad.