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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Happy  Nowruz
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:20:16 -0000 (UTC)
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Apparently it’s a Zoroastrian (i.e. pre-Islamic) spring festival
<https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/3/21/celebrating-nowruz-ancient-festival-marks-arrival-of-spring-and-renewal>.

Always good to see ancient pagan traditions slip under the monotheist
radar ...