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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="PT-BR">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 09 March 2009 - Volume 07<br>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Holidays<br>
<br>
A bunch of holidays is coming up. On behalf of everyone I want to send best
wishes everyone to whom these apply.<br>
<br>
Happy Mawlid (<i>Mawlidu al-Nabiyyi</i> <span dir="rtl" lang="AR-SA">مَوْلِدُ
آلنَبِيِّ</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span>, Birth of the Prophet) to our Muslim Lowlanders!<br>
<br>
Happy Purim (<i>Pûrîm</i> </span><span dir="rtl" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="HE">פורים</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span>, Feast of the Lots) to our Jewish Lowlanders! (Go easy on the
homentashn!)<br>
<br>
On March 14, happy Sikh New Year (<i>Vaisākhī </i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Raavi;" lang="PA">ਵੈਸਾਖਿਇ</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">)!<br>
<br>
On March 17, happy St. Patrick's Day to our Irish and Irish-inclined
Lowlanders!<br>
<br>
On March 21, happy New Year (<i>Nowrûz</i> <span dir="rtl" lang="AR-SA">نوروز</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="AR-SA"><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span> </span>etc.) to our Persian, Kurdish, Central Asian, Albanian,
Zoroastrian and Baha'í friends. Also happy Solstice to all Pagans and
Celticists!<br>
<br>
Happy days to everyone!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>
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