[Leica] Happy New year.

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Spring has sprung.
If that's not the new year than what is!?!?!


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard at tele2.fr>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:53:13 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Happy New year.
> 
> Same to you and your kin Ali.
> May peace and happiness be with you all.
> All the best from France
> Phili^^e
> 
> 
> Platoali wrote:
> 
>> According to Jalali (Iranian) calender, tomorrow ( which is also the first
>> day 
>> of spring) is the first day of new year for Iranian and other people who 
>> live
>> in nearby countries such as Tajikestan, Azarbaijan, Afganestan, parts of
>> Turkey and Iraq and, also some people in India.
>> 
>> Our new year celebration called  Newrooz ( New day )  is a pre-islamic
>> tradition that people who lived in these  lands have practice this for 
>> more
>> than 4 thousands years. It is a very important for Iranian  and play a 
>> very
>> important rule through history. Actually it is one of the main reasons 
>> that
>> Iranian could save their identity after the invasion of Arabs, Mongols and
>> others. Now it also play as a unification role for us. All people 
>> regardless
>> of 
>> race, religion celebrate it.
>> 
>> We are usually very busy these days visiting relatives and others. Usually
>> eating and laughing giving present to children, visiting elders and ...
>> 
>> Although this celebration is not related to most of LUGers. I want to say
>> happy new years to all you. and wish you very very good time.
>> 
>> Best wishes
>> Ali Yazdi
>> 
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