The Muslim month of fasting and the Jewish New Year coincide today, creating a double holiday for the children of Abraham. Ramadan moves up eleven days each year, so that its date cycles through the seasons as the years go by; when I lived in Egypt in 1983, Ramadan took place in June (ugh - long, hot days); not too long ago Ramadan coincided with Hannukah and Christmas; in 2007 it begins approximately today. The Jewish New Year also moves its date, as do Passover and Easter, but the Jewish calendar has been reconciled somehow so that the High Holy Days oscillate between mid-September and early October.
To all of my cousins, good Ramadan and happy new year!
Interesting post. I'm glad you actually wrote something nice about Ramadan... ...I've been around the net for a pretty long time now, and the only thing I can read about when it comes to Ramadan is how stupid it is by muslims to fast. I've also started to write a bit about Ramadan. I started out my own Ramadan blog over here: http://www.ramadanonline.com Oh, and whatever you do - don't you dare stop blogging. You're insane when it comes to writing!
Posted by: Nabil | September 11, 2009 at 07:31 AM