Calendar
December, 2011
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Ashura »
2011-12-05 in N/A
Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi'ite Muslims regard it as a major commemoration marking the martydom of the Prophet's grandson, Hussein..
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception »
2011-12-08 in N/A
Celebrated by Roman Catholics who remember Mary's conception as being without sin, therefore, immaculate.
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Bodhi Day »
2011-12-08 in N/A
On Bodhi day some Buddhists celebrate Gautama's attainment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, India.
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10th Tevet »
2011-12-13 in N/A
An important Jewish fast day
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Hanukkah »
2011-12-21 in N/A
Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights and marks the restoration of the temple by the Maccabees in 164 BCE. Hanukkah is celebrated at roughly the same time as Christmas, but there is no connection at all between the festivals.
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Winter Solstice - Yule »
2011-12-22 in N/A
Yule is the time of the winter solstice, when the sun child is reborn, an image of the return of all new life born through the love of the Gods. Within the Northern Tradition Yule is regarded as the New Year.
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Christmas Eve »
2011-12-24 in N/A
The day before Christmas Day
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Christmas Day »
2011-12-25 in N/A
The day when Western Chrisitians celebrate the birth of Christ
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Boxing Day »
2011-12-26 in N/A
The day after Christmas Day. A secular festival