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From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD">Paul Finlow-Bates</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk">wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk</a></span></span><span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal">







Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Traditions" 2012.03.20 (04) [EN]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span></span></p><div><span>Now Ruz is the Iranian new year in the modern calendar.  The First of Ordibehesht equates to March 21; it's a public holiday.</span></div>


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<div><span>And here in the United Kingdom, our tax year begins on April 
6th.  Thats because New Year was always traditionally 25th March (a 
Julian Calendar approximation of the E<var></var>quinox). When we 
switched to the Gregorian Calendar in England (Scotland already had 
done), the extra days were added on because people were outraged at 
having to pay tithes and taxes a couple of weeks early.</span></div>
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