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Lailat al-Qadr begins at sundown
Laylat Al Qadr is considered the holiest night of the year for Muslims and is held on the 27th day of Ramadan. Translated into English as the Night of Decree, Night […]
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Eid al-Fitr begins at sundown
At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Fast-Breaking." On the day of Eid, fasting is prohibited. The end of Ramadan is generally celebrated by a ceremonial fast-breaking, […]
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Shavuot begins at sundown
Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people, also known as the Festival of First Fruits. The Torah was given by the Lord on […]
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Tisha B’Av starts at sundown
An important fast day commemorating the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. It is the culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual mourning […]
Tisha B’Av begins at sundown
An important fast day commemoratingthe destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. It isthe culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual mourning period that […]
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Eid al-Adha begins at sundown
At the end of the annualpilgrimage, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Sacrifice." Itincludes a ritual sacrifice of a sheep, camel, or goat, to honor thewillingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his […]
Al-Hijra, the Muslim New Year, begins at sundown
Al-Hijra: Muslim New Years DayAl-Hijra, the first day of themonth of Muharram, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muhammed’s popularity was seen asthreatening by the people in power […]
Rosh Hashana begins at sundown
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, takes place at the beginning of the month of Tishrei, which is actually the seventh month of the Jewish year (counting from Nisan in […]
Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Yom Kippur is the holiest day ofthe year, when we are closest to the Lord and to the essence of our souls. YomKippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse […]
Sukkot begins at sundown
A celebration of the fall harvest that begins five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to […]
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Simchat Torah begins at sundown
Simchat Torah is a joyful feast that marks the end of the old Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. All the synagogue's Torah scrolls are removed […]
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Mawlid an-Nabi begins at sundown
Mawlid al-Nabim, celebrated on the 12th of Rabiulawal, marks the birth of Muhammad in A.D. 570. The holy day is celebrated in different ways by different Islamic sects. Mohammed (ca. […]