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Celebrating Yalda in San Mateo

Persian festival makes for a lively cultural treat.

Rebecca Rosen Lum, Neighbor
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This week, an audience at the San Mateo Public Library heralded in Yalda, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice including Farsi poetry, music and dance. See the videos on the San Mateo Patch.com Facebook page!

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