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| Date | Time | Event |
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| Thu. 2/10 | All day | Islamic New Year The First of Muharram marks the new year. The date fluctuates (in the Gregorian calendar) from year to year as it is based on the Islamic lunar calendar. |
| Sat. 2/19 | All day | Ashurah Ashura is celebrated on the ninth and tenth month of Muharram. The word ashura means "ten" and is a time of fasting, reflection and meditation. Jews of the city of Medina fasted on the tenth day in remembrance of their salvation from the Pharaoh, and the Prophet Muhammad pledged he would fast for two days instead of one in this same remembrance, but he died the following year and so never fasted as he had hoped. For many Muslims there is joy in commemorating all of the wonderful events traditions say occurred on this day, including: Noah's ark came to rest, the Prophet Abraham was born, the Kaaba was built. Among Shiite Muslims, it is a day of special sorrow commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson Hussain and his followers at the battle of Kerbala in Islam's first century. It is commemorated in Shiite communities with reenactment of these events and is a time of mourning. |
| Mon. 2/21 | All day | Alberta Family Day |
| Sun. 3/6 | All day | Lent: first sunday |
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Sun. 3/20
| All day | Holy Week |
| Sun. 3/20 | All day | Palm Sunday |
| Thu. 3/24 | All day | Thursday before Easter Commemorates Christ's Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet on that day. |
| Fri. 3/25 | All day | Annunciation |
| All day | Good Friday The anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ. Also known as Holy Friday. | |
| Sat. 3/26 | All day | Holy Saturday |
| Sun. 3/27 | All day | Easter Sunday Easter is the celebration of Christ's ressurection. The ressurection took place on Sunday, which was from then on the "Lord's Day"." |
| Fri. 4/8 | All day | solar eclipse (hybrid) |
| Thu. 4/21 | All day | Miladun-Me'raj |
| Sun. 4/24 | All day | lunar eclipse (penumbral) |
| Thu. 5/5 | All day | Ascension |
| Sun. 5/15 | All day | Pentecost |
| Fri. 7/1 | All day | Canada Day |
| Mon. 8/1 | All day | Alberta Heritage Day |
| Sat. 8/6 | All day | Transfiguration |
| Mon. 8/15 | All day | Assumption Day |