ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
Aug 16th 2008, 7:46 am
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ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
Greetings..
just want to tell you Ramadan is going to be on the 1st of September
and eid al feter is going to be on the 1st of October
they announced officially on the TV and the newspaper.
just want to tell you Ramadan is going to be on the 1st of September
and eid al feter is going to be on the 1st of October
they announced officially on the TV and the newspaper.
Aug 16th 2008, 8:08 am
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Re: ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
Is it not decided by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi?
Aug 16th 2008, 8:10 am
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Re: ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
it appears they can 'fix' anything these days NL 
Aug 16th 2008, 8:12 am
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Aug 16th 2008, 11:49 am
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Re: ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
Yes, I always thought it was the sighting of the moon. Nowadays though, using mathematics and other science stuff, they can calculate when the new moon will be visible, so therefore have a pretty solid prediction.
In Saudi, the diaries and calendars since the start of the year were stating it was Sept 1st anyway!
In Saudi, the diaries and calendars since the start of the year were stating it was Sept 1st anyway!
Aug 17th 2008, 10:51 am
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Re: ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
The calendar I had showed the 2 days of Eid Al Fitr being Tues 30 Sept and Wed 1 Oct...
Its amazing how that with modern science and the ability to calculate the timing of the moon, that the public hols seem to be falling either side of the weekends now, as it will now be Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd...
Its amazing how that with modern science and the ability to calculate the timing of the moon, that the public hols seem to be falling either side of the weekends now, as it will now be Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd...
Aug 17th 2008, 11:16 am
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Re: ramadan and eid al feter (already announced)
The calendar I had showed the 2 days of Eid Al Fitr being Tues 30 Sept and Wed 1 Oct...
Its amazing how that with modern science and the ability to calculate the timing of the moon, that the public hols seem to be falling either side of the weekends now, as it will now be Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd...
Its amazing how that with modern science and the ability to calculate the timing of the moon, that the public hols seem to be falling either side of the weekends now, as it will now be Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd...
