|
Holiday
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
| Eid
ul-Adha Festival of Sacrifice |
December 20 | December 9 | November 28 | November 17 | November 7 |
| Muharramn/ Islamic New Year |
January 20 | January
10 December 29 |
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December 8 | December 8 |
| Mawlid
al-Nabi Prophet's Birthday |
March 31 | March 20 | March 9 | March 20 | March 20 |
| Start
of Ramadan Month of Fasting |
September 13 | September 2 | August 22 | August 12 | September 24 |
| Eid
ul-Fitr Festival of Fast Breaking |
October 13 | October 2 | September 21 | September 10 | October 24 |
| Passover/Pesach | April 3-10 | April 20-27 | April 9-16 | March 30-April 6 | April 19-20 |
| Rosh Hashanah | September 13 | September 30 | September 19 | September 9-10 | September 29-30 |
| Chanukkah | December 5-12 | December 22-29 | December 12-19 | December 2-9 | December 21-28 |
| Western Roman Easter | April 8 | March 23 | April 12 | April 4 | April 24 |
| Eastern Orthodox Easter | April 8 | April 27 | April 19 | April 4 | April 24 |
| Christmas |
December
25
|
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Muslim
Holidays
Ramadan is the ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar. A fast,
held from sunrise to sunset, is carried out during this period.
Eid-al-Fitr is a festival that ends the fast of Ramadan. In Arabic "Eid"
means "festival" or "festivity."
Eid-al-Adha is second in the series of Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate.
It concludes the Hajj and is a three-day festival recalling Abraham's willingness
to sacrifice his son in obedience to Allah (God).
Muharram is the first month fo the Muslim year Its first day is celebrated
as New year's Day.
Mawlid al-Nabi is a celebration of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad,
the founder of Islam.
While the two Eid Festivals
are always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Western
calendar (the Gregorian calendar) varies from year to year due to differences
between the two calendars, as the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the
Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. Furthermore, the method used to determine
when each Islamic month begins varies from country to country. Future dates
listed are only estimates.
Jewish Holidays
Passover is a holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan (first month of the
religious calendar, corresponding to March–April) and traditionally continuing
for eight days, commemorating the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Also called
Pesach.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is marked by solemnity as well
as festivity.
Chanukkah is the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival
of lights. It is an eight day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish
month of Kislev.
Jewish holidays are
celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish
year is not the same length as a solar year on the Gregorian calendar used by
most of the western world, so the date shifts on the Gregorian calendar.
Christian Holidays
Easter is a Christian feast commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus after
his crucifixion. The Orthodox Eastern Church calculates Easter somewhat differently,
so that the Orthodox Easter usually comes several weeks after that of the West.
Eastern Orthodox Christians come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds: Greek, Russian, Egyptian, Romanian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Albanian, Ethiopian, Syrian, and American.
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23-Oct-2007
by Susan Schoenian.
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