RELI 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pentecost, Shahada, Zakat
9 Sep 2015
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Resurrection sunday: which is biblicle: end of the easter season, 40 days after easter: feast of ascension (may29, 2014, 50 days after easter: pentecost (june 8, 2014, christmas season, advent. Its not his birthday: roman sun worshipping holyday celebrate dec 17th, then expanded to 23rd, right around dec 25th, the day where the length of light changes, end of the christmas season, feast of epiphany (jan 6, in the west, ends the christmas season (12 days of christmas, in the east, celebrates the baptism of jesus. Day two: constant prayer from noon sunset, central ritual of the hajj, at sunset, pilgrims move from arafat to muzdalifah, combine their sunset and evening prayers, gather pebbles. Day four: at mina, pilgrims throw more pebbles at all the jamarat or walls, they return to mecca (ideally) that afternoon, hajj brings purification, re birth, a fresh start, holy days, eid al fitr.
