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New Year

Wolfram has a very very rich knowledge base for mathematics.
I came across this link while reading something else.
It's a good description of Persian Calendar although it names it as Iranian Calendar.

Also This is a translation of Omar Khayam's Rubaiyat by Edward FitzGerald on amazon.

Now the New Year reviving old Desires,
The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,
Where the WHITE HAND OF MOSES on the Bough
Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.