Community Calendar
In the monthly calendar at right, bold numbers mark dates of
events and holidays in the current month. Move your
cursor over bold dates to see names of events and holidays and click for more information. Use the arrows to view other months.
See also: Information about contributing to the calendar.
Events and Holidays listed in chronological order:
- Ramadan 2010
- August 11 - September 9, 2010. Ramadan is the ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar. A fast, held from sunrise to sunset, is carried out through this period. Beginning and ending dates vary depending on country location.
- Eid al-Fitr 2010
- September 10, 2010; Immediately following Ramadan is the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the fast. This celebration involves big family gatherings and gifts for children.
- Ethiopian New Year
- September 11, 2010 Ethiopian New Year.
- Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)
- September 27, 2010 Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) is a religious holiday that occurs on the same date every year in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Churches.
- Vietnamese Senior Association Community Health Education - Flu Symptoms
- Friday October 1, 2010. Community presentation given by a health care provider on the topic of Flu Symptoms. Interpreted in Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese Senior Association Community Health Education - Western/Eastern Medicines
- Friday November 5, 2010. Community presentation given by a health care provider on the topic of Western/Eastern Medicines. Interpreted in Vietnamese.
- Id Arafa (Eid al-Adha) 2010
- November 16, 2010 - November 17, 2010; Also called Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, this three-day festival concludes the Hajj (annual pilgrimages to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) and recalls Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to Allah (God).
- Vietnamese Senior Association Community Health Education - Healthy Bone
- Friday December 3, 2010. Community presentation given by a health care provider on the topic of healthy bones. Interpreted in Vietnamese.
- Al-Hijra (Muharram) Islamic New Year 2010
- December 7, 2010; Al-Hijra is the Islamic New Year, celebrated on the first day of the month of Muharram, the month in which Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina. The holiday is also called simply Muharram.
- Ashura 2010
- December 16, 2010 (estimated); the 10th day of Muharram (New Year) in the Islamic calendar, commemorated as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
