01 August, 2011

Ramadan

Today is the first day of the month of Ramadan. It is based on a purely lunar calendar, unlike most religious calendars based on the moon which add a thirteenth month every few years to keep up with the solar calendar.

As a result Ramadan is variable throughout the year on a cycle of about 33 years, so someone living past 33 will have fasted on every day of the year

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