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Re: CHAT: Passover

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 22:08
Raymond Brown wrote:
> Muslim festivals are regulated purely by the moon phases and, if I've > understood my Muslim students properly, it's the moon phases as at Mecca.
From what I understand, it varies. Some Muslims use local moon, others on a sighting somewhere in the Arab world (usually Mecca). Thus, different groups may differ on celebrating holidays by a day either way. -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor