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Sun. 11/27
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All day
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Rosh Chodesh Kislev
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Mon. 12/5
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All day
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Ashurah
Ashura is celebrated on the ninth and tenth month of Muharram. The word ashura means "ten" and is a time of fasting, reflection and meditation. Jews of the city of Medina fasted on the tenth day in remembrance of their salvation from the Pharaoh, and the Prophet Muhammad pledged he would fast for two days instead of one in this same remembrance, but he died the following year and so never fasted as he had hoped.
For many Muslims there is joy in commemorating all of the wonderful events traditions say occurred on this day, including: Noah's ark came to rest, the Prophet Abraham was born, the Kaaba was built. Among Shiite Muslims, it is a day of special sorrow commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson Hussain and his followers at the battle of Kerbala in Islam's first century. It is commemorated in Shiite communities with reenactment of these events and is a time of mourning.
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Tue. 12/20
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All day
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Chanukah: 1 Candle
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Wed. 12/21
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All day
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Chanukah: 2 Candles
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Thu. 12/22
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All day
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Chanukah: 3 Candles
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Fri. 12/23
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All day
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Chanukah: 4 Candles
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Sat. 12/24
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All day
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Chanukah: 5 Candles
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Sun. 12/25
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All day
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Chanukah: 6 Candles
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Mon. 12/26
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All day
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Christmas (observed)
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All day
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Chanukah: 7 Candles
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All day
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Rosh Chodesh Tevet
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Tue. 12/27
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All day
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Rosh Chodesh Tevet
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All day
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Chanukah: 8 Candles
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Wed. 12/28
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All day
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Chanukah: 8th Day
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Mon. 1/2
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All day
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New Year's Day (observed)
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Sat. 2/4
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All day
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Mawlid an Nabi
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Sun. 4/8
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All day
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Easter
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Sun. 6/17
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All day
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Isra Me'raj
(Isra wa Al-Miraj)
Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj ("the night journey and ascension") commemorates the journey of the Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Jerusalem, his ascension into the seven heavens, and his return in the same night. These events acknowledge that all the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have one and the same God as their source.
In this night, Muslims believe, the Prophet was instructed to establish the five daily prayers in their current form. On this night, Muslims believe, Muhammad prayed together with Abraham, Moses and Jesus in the area of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
The rock from which he is believed to have ascended to heaven to speak with God is the one seen inside the Dome of the Rock. Isra wa Al-Miraj as it is sometimes called is celebrated on the twenty-seventh of Rajab of the Islamic calendar.
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Thu. 6/21
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All day
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Nisfu Sha'ban
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Fri. 7/20
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All day
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Ramadan
The ninth month of the Moslem calendar. Commemorates the month in which the Koran was revealed to Mohammed. Observance involves prayer and abstention from food, drink, smoking, and sex, from sunrise to sundown. After sundown brings party time. The first day of Ramadan is a holiday in many Islamic countries.
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