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!نوروز مبارک
Happy New Year! Even though American New Year is on January 1st, Persian New Year (Noruz) is on the vernal equinox, meaning around March 20-21st each year. Yes, Persians are late for everything, even New Year's. Just to confuse the calendars even more, Iran uses a different calendar and so the new year is actually 1392 (621 years before 2013!).
Noruz is an ancient Zoroastrian holiday still celebrated by millions of people today. It falls on the first day of spring every year, but the holiday celebrations themselves last for 13 days (but for some reason, no one ever lets me take 13 days of school off - I call foul). To start off, there is Chaharshanbe Souri, celebrated on the eve...
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