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00:16 Mar 21, 2007 |
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Hello. I hope you begin the new year with " Haft Seen", the seven symbods of health, honor, happines Explanation: "Haft Seen" is a culture-bound word which needs explanation (a mere tranliteration doesn't make sense.) It should be made clear that Haft Seen is a symbole of seven good things that Irnaians wish for each other at the begining of a new solar year. |
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Hello, I hope the new year with seven "seens" such as 1) health 2) honor 3) happiness Explanation: You message is Farsi but it seems to be incomplete. Iranians typically set out seven (haft) items beginning with the letter "seen" (the sound of "s") at No Ruz time, the Persian New Year. Your message only mentioned three things that start with "seen". See the Wikipedia article linked. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2007-03-22 05:17:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is the whole sentence, with some notes: Hello, I hope you begin the new year with seven "seens" 1) health 2) honor 3) happiness 4) freshness 5) sincerity 6) good spirits 7) good fortune with wishes for 12 months of happiness, 52 weeks of laughter, 365 days of health, 8760 hours of love, 525,600 minutes of success, 3,153,000 seconds of friendship, for you [the writer uses English “u” which has become common among email savvy Iranians] in the new year. [The writer also did not use the traditional seven “seens” mentioned in the Wikipedia article, but rather seven qualities or conditions that begin with a “seen”.] Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Ruz#The_Haft_S.C3.AEn |
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