Nardoqan or Nardugan (, , , , ) was a Turkic holiday concept in Tengriism. Nowadays, it is most commonly used to refer to the winter solstice in many Central Asian and Siberian languages. The holiday is akin, both in terms of timing and also the concept (the birth of the sun), to Yalda Night. Given the historicity of Turko-Persian (religious, literary, and cultural) ties, and the symbolism of pomegranate fruit among Iranians during Yalda, the two festivities manifestly share origins. It is also used as an equivalent name for the Christian holiday Christmas.
The root of the word is not clear. But associated with following words:
And Turkic verb DoÃÂmak (that means to born or to rise) merged and combined with this root. Also it means the "Newborn Sun".
The term 'Nar' (Turkish: Nar. Armenian: öøÃÂü. Persian: çÃÂçñ) bears a symbolic reference to the sun, especially due to the white seeds.