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- 3. A holy Islamic festival honoring the first revelations to the Prophet Mohammed through 30 days of reflection and fasting from sun-up to sun-down.
- 5. Starting on Ash Wednesday, this forty weekday period is a Christian festival of preparation for Easter observed through reflection on the life and death of Jesus Christ.
- 7. Eight-day celebration marking the deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt; Seder ceremonies emphasize the concept of freedom. The first two days and the last two days are observed as holy days.
- 9. Celebrated before Good Friday, Christians commemorate the institution of the Eucharist as the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of priesthood.
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- 1. Begins Christian Holy Week, the last week of Lent and the final week before Easter.
- 2. An Islamic festival of sacrifice that commemorates the faith of Abraham; also a memorial to the dead. One of two major festivals; the other being id al-Fitr.
- 4. The first day of Lent occurring forty-six days before Easter.
- 6. The central Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- 8. Celebrated on the Friday before Easter, Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus and related events.