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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.
One of the dates of Laylat al-Qadr in Sunni tradition See entry for 27 Ramadan 29-30 Ramadan (Ramadan is 30 days during some years) May 22-23, 2020 Chaand Raat: Shawwal: May 24-June 21, 2020 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
Although the date of Eid al-Fitr is always the same in the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian calendar falls approximately 11 days earlier each successive year, since the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Gregorian calendar is solar. Hence if the Eid falls in the first ten days of a Gregorian calendar year, there will be a second Eid ...
Kadayawan Festival: Davao Harvest Festival: This special working holiday applies to Davao City only. (Proc. No. 829 declared that August 15 is a special non-working holiday) Bulacan Foundation Day: Araw ng Bulacan: This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Bulacan only. August 19 Manuel Luis Quezón Day: Kaarawan ni Manuel ...
The Umm al-Qura calendar is just a guide for planning purposes and not the absolute determinant or fixer of dates. Confirmations of actual dates by moon sighting are applied on the 29th day of the lunar month prior to Dhu al-Hijja [48] to announce the specific dates for both Hajj rituals and the subsequent Eid festival. The three days after the ...
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid ...
The partial calendar list contains several of the oldest and larger religious and/or cultural festivals in the country. Each town, city, and village has a dedicated fiesta, resulting in thousands held throughout the year; a few are national in character. Some fiestas may contain multiple/conflicting dates and/or place entries.
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