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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Haft Sin

A Haft Sin table setting to mark Nowruz. Haft Sin — seven items beginning with "s" — is one of the traditions of Nowruz; Wikipedia offers an account here.
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Posted by Michael Collins Dunn at 3/20/2012 01:25:00 PM
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David Mack said...

While the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran shows some ambivalence about Nowruz, the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq is embracing it as a central part of Kurdish national identity. The KRG Washington representative hosted a huge reception and has sent our greetings giving the mythic background of Nowruz in the origins of the Kurdish people.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 6:44:00 PM EDT

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