Haft Sin هفت سین [modified]
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I'm not Iranian but I think the reference is to the shared letter (between Arabic and Iranian) which is pronounced "Seen" which is latinized as the letter "s" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C4%ABn#Arabic_s.C4.ABn[^] (look at the Arabic Seen/sin)
http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:Haft_Seen.jpg[^] Happy new year Mustafa :rose:
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http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:Haft_Seen.jpg[^] Happy new year Mustafa :rose:
And to you too Mohammed :)
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Galileo was placed under house arrest for publishing a book that supported the notion that the solar system was heliocentric.
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In specific his crime was creating a character named Simplico (sp - "stupid person") who argued geocentrism and lost while clearly being a caricature of the pope. Stripped of the fluff he crime was lèse majesté.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
