Edward Hunt's Forest of Dean Miscellany

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Apologies: for the moment the dates are in the American format, i.e. the month number is followed by the day number.

Date	Time	Event
Mon. 9/6	All day	Laitaltul-Qadr (Laylat Al-Qadr) Laylat Al-Qadr ("the night of power.") falls on one of the last ten days of Ramadan on an odd numbered day (such as the twenty-third, twenty-fifth or twenty-seventh), In the Qur'an this night is said to be equal to one thousand months and on this night the prayers of the sincere Muslim are certain to be answered.
Wed. 9/8	All day	New moon
Thu. 9/9	All day	New Year
Fri. 9/10	All day	New Year
	All day	Eidul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) Just as festivity becomes the atmosphere when the fast is broken each day at sunset, happiness becomes doublefold when the month of fasting is finally completed and the Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated. The most elaborate dishes are served at large banquets to which relatives and friends are invited. These colorful celebrations are the climax of the sense of fullfiliment characterizing,a month of fasting and hardships, increasing the bonds of connectedness among humankind and between humankind and God.
Sun. 9/12	All day	Fast of Gedaliah
Wed. 9/15	All day	First quarter
Sat. 9/18	All day	Day of Atonement
Thu. 9/23	All day	Full moon
	All day	Festival of Booths
Fri. 9/24	All day	Festival of Booths
Sat. 9/25	All day	Festival of Booths
Sun. 9/26	All day	Festival of Booths
Mon. 9/27	All day	Festival of Booths
Tue. 9/28	All day	Festival of Booths
Wed. 9/29	All day	Festival of Booths
Thu. 9/30	All day	Eighth Day of Assembly
Fri. 10/1	All day	Last quarter
	All day	Rejoicing of the Torah
Sat. 10/2	All day	Feast of the Guardian Angels

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