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Happy Norouz
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Peter Hardy
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Happy Norouz
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Hi Everybody. I know it �s easter soon, but long before christianity had a go, there was Zoroastrianism. And Easter may be on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the equinox (when the sun crosses the equator and forms a virtual cross in the sky), but Persian New Year is on the day of the Equinox, which is today, 20th March. So, before you colour your eggs, have a Happy Norouz.
Cheers
Peter |
20 Mar 2013
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Cartuxa
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Wow, thanks a lot for teaching me that, I didn �t have a clue about it! Very interesting! |
20 Mar 2013
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medad
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Yes, today is Norouz in Iran and tomorrow is the first day of spring. We celebrate Norouz. Tomorrow is the first day of our new year, 1992.
Happy Norouz to all.
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20 Mar 2013
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almaz
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Thanks, Peter. Many years ago, I had a friend who was, unfortunately, a demented Queen fan and he always referred to Easter as �Nawraz � (apparently, the lead singer was a Zoroastrian).Incidentally, there �s an interesting take on the pre-christian origins of some Easter traditions here (if you can ignore the fey hippy-dippy slobbering  ). |
20 Mar 2013
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