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  2. Eid al-Adha - Wikipedia

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    While Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. The lunar calendar is approximately eleven days shorter than the solar calendar.

  3. Islamic holidays - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

  4. Islamic New Year - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic New Year (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram.

  5. Triangle Muslims show ‘community’ and ‘unity’ at joint Eid ...

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    Festival organizers say 30,000 Muslims live in the Triangle area. Thousands attend the Eid Festival at the Jim Graham Building in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday, June 22, 2024.

  6. Ramadan 2024: How Muslims will mark the holy month

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    Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

  7. Day of Arafah - Wikipedia

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    Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins. Observances: Prayer, fasting, repentance: Date: 9 Dhu al-Hijjah: 2024 date: 15 June: Frequency: once every Islamic year: Related to: Eid ul-Adha, the major Islamic festival, which occurs the day after the Day of Arafah.

  8. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013.

  9. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    10th month of the Islamic calendar 1-2 Shawwal: May 24-25, 2020 Eid al-Fitr: Chaand Raat, Durbar festival, Lebaran: 2 Shawwal: May 25, 2020 Shia Day of Remembrance: Battle of the Trench (Khandak) 8 Shawwal: May 31, 2020 Day of Sorrow: 9 Shawwal: June 1, 2020 Shia Day of Remembrance: Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed: 10 Shawwal ...