New Year!

I was in Butler library doing my Molecular Bio homework and munching on some cookies when an anonymous girl with a cute headscarf walked in and wished me a happy new year. I didn't know what to make of it at first as we were clearly in late January and NYE was long gone. I assumed she must have snorted some Adderall. I asked her innocently if she meant the chinese new year and she beamed at me some more like I was the one snorting crack. "No silly, it's the new Islamic Hijra year. Kol sana wenta tayib!!". I gave her a cookie, reverted to procrastination mode and headed to the computer lab.

See, I had no idea what islamic year we're in. so I looked it up online and it's 1428! I mean, I knew we were somewhere in the 15th century, but 1428? my, those lunar years pass by oh-so-fast. Oh well.

Interestingly, I found this picture of an ancient Persian Tapestry depicting the prophet on his ascension trip to heaven, riding on Boraq (the Quranic flying creature).