Yalda / Khor-Ruz / a Legacy of Ancient Iranshahr — Continued (4)

The very famous hymn below is sung on this day as a prophecy in church worship. I draw your attention to the Latin text, the English translation reproduced in the source, and what the author identifies as a curious translation error widely used in the English-speaking world.

Latin:
O Oriens,
splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae
veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis

English:
O Morning Star
splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness
Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death

As can be seen in the hymn above, the Latin word Oriens—east, used metaphorically for the sun and the point of its rising—has, for reasons the source regards as unclear, been translated as “star.” The image and symbol associated with this day, shown below in the original post, is presented as clarifying its meaning.

Regarding Roman celebrations of Yalda Night, the previous section stated that they called this festival Divalia. It is interesting that a festival with the similar name Diwali or Deepavali is known among Hindus as a celebration of the victory of light over darkness. Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains celebrate the occasion as the triumph of light over darkness, and the images below in the original post concern the annual observances of this national Indian festival.