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Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday July 31, 2020
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) - Saturday August 1, 2020
Muslim, Sufi :
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Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning) - Sunday August 2, 2020
School holidays :
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Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (end) - Friday August 7, 2020
School holidays :
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El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday August 20, 2020
Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).
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Ashura - Saturday August 29, 2020
Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.
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Beginning of school year - Tuesday September 1, 2020
