On Yalda night, Iranian families usually prepare and serve a sumptuous dinner together with all kinds of fruits and, most commonly, watermelon and pomegranate. In this celebration, it is common to serve snacks, read the Shahnameh, tell stories of family elders to other family members, as well as fortune-telling with Divan Hafez. An old man and an old woman sitting in the yard holding pomegranates are talking about Yalda night. Behind them is an old and traditional house with a clay roof and a dog is sitting under the old man's feet and its mouth is open as if it understands and enjoys what its owner is saying.
