Shabeh Yalda (Persian: Night of Yalda/Yalda Night), or winter solstice, marks the first day of winter (December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 in Southern Hemisphere.)

Games of vasati under blue skies, evening celebrations of Iranian holidays, and music of the Daf and Tombak – these activities only begin to describe the week at Camp Ayandeh 2009.