December November October September August July June May April March February January SI Scientists were ratedasgreat they were trulyreligious men because oftheirfaithinthe orderliness oftheuniverse. heretics bythechurch, but All Saints’ Day calendar. Last dayoftheHindu Dipavali /Diwali deceased relativesandfriends. day tovisitthegravesof the Dead’,thisisatraditional Formerly called‘TheDayof Remembrance Day . on thefirstSundayafter Churches observethisday and unknown. The Orthodox all Christiansaints,known that honoursandremembers A universalChristianFeast www.MultiCultures.net Albert Einstein TUESDAY 1 also depends onone’s location. Gregorian datesdepending ongeographicallocation,the dateofDiwali moon day. Sincetheprecisemoment ofthenewmoonfallsondifferent falls intheGregorian monthofOctober/Novemberand alwaysonanew every sevenyearstoresynchronizethe calendarwiththeseasons.Diwali consisting of12lunarcyclesandan extra monthinsertedapproximately called Annakut. The Hinducalendar isalunarcalendar, withmostyears calendar. The followingday, markingthebeginningofanew year, is It istheHindufestivaloflights,held onthefinaldayofHindu Diwali (AlsotransliteratedasDipavali) 29 Tishrei 5766 28 Ramadan1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 Mon in heaven. commemoration of allthemembersofchurchwho arebelievedtobe the firstclass. Thedayiscelebratedafter AllSaints’ Day, afeastin on 2November, or on the3rdif2ndisaSundayor festivalof be helpedbyprayerandthesacrifice oftheMass. Thefeastfalls have diedwiththeguiltoflessersins ontheirsouls,andthattheymay the soulsoffaithfularebelieved to beinpurgatory becausethey of thefaithfuldeparted. The celebrationisbasedonthedoctrinethat The daysetapartintheRomanCatholic Churchforthecommemoration All Souls’ Day Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 November 2005 29 Ramadan1426 30 Tishrei 5766 This isthelocalversionof All loved oneswhohavediedand of compassiontoincludeall Soul’s DayinBelarus,named day isobservedwithvisitsto living things,manwillnot Until heextendshiscircle The Christianholidayof All Soul’s Daypaysrespectand calendar entersyear2062in the soulsofallfriendsand Eve ofEidal-Fitr. Locally WEDNESDAY called ‘ArefeGünü’,this himself findpeace. Albert Schweitzer Eve ofRamazanBayramı On thisdaytheHindu 2 Remembrance Day the Vikram Era. gone toheaven. Vikram All Souls’ Day remembers Dzyady. graves. BY TR

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January TR No peaceamongthenations (To November5) Ramazan Bayrami the fast’. ‘celebration ofthebreaking month offasting.Literally Feast oftheend Eid alFitr in Belgium. officially opens hunting season of hydrophobia. This day saint ofhuntersandvictims Honours SaintHubert,patron Feast ofSaintHubertLiège gifts. sisters presenteachotherwith festival whenbrothersand Diwali Festival. This isa The fifthandfinaldayof Bhai Duj without peaceamongthe THURSDAY Hans Küng 3 religions. worn, andthegraves ofrelativesarevisited. visits, whenfriends greetoneanother, presentsaregiven,newclothes are at daybreakonits first day. Itisatimeofofficial receptionsandprivate Adha, itisdistinguishedbytheperformance ofcommunalprayer(salat) month oftheIslamiccalendar. As inIslam’s otherholyfestival,Eidal- three consecutivedaysduringthefirst threedaysofShawwal,the10th end ofRamadan,theMuslimholymonth offasting.Itiscelebratedfor One ofthetwomajorcanonicalfestivals ofIslam,Eidal-Fitrmarksthe Eid al-Fitr 1 Cheshvan 5766 1 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 Mon synagogue. superseded thedidactic andhortatoryelementintheworship inthe as theknowledgeof theHebrewlanguagedeclined,singing gradually importance withthe centuries. As public worshipwasdeveloped,and times assecretarytothecongregation. The officeofhazanincreasedin included, asarule,amongthefunctions ofthehazan.Heactedsome era, thedutiesofreadingfrom Torah andofrecitingtheprayerswere helps leadthesynagogueinsong-full prayer. During theearlymediaeval Also speltaschazan. A Jewishmusiciantrainedinthevocalarts who Hazan (‘Cantor’) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 November 2005 2 Cheshvan 5766 2 Shawwal 1426 - Honours StCharlesBorromeo, IV, andoneofthechieffactors without dialoguebetweenthe unification of Venice andItaly Secretary ofStateunderPius No peaceamongreligions at theendof World War Iin Archbishop ofMilan,Papal in 1866andItalianvictory over andHungary Commemorates boththe in theCatholicCounter- Hans Küng FRIDAY 4 religions. National UnityDay St CharlesDay Reformation. 1918. IT

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January UK tion ofthefoundation religions withoutinvestiga and Parliament. attempted toblowuptheking which GuyFawkesandothers Gunpowder Plotof1605,in Commemorates thefailed ( Night) Guy FawkesDay No dialoguebetweenthe SATURDAY Hans Küng 5 religions. - give one-tenth oftheir(net) income. are themselvesinneed. According toJewishlaw, those whocanmust obligation inJudaism, adutythatcannotbeforsakeneven bythosewho a needypersoncan becomeself-sustaining.Givingtothe poorisan recipient bothknowwhotheotheris, toprovidingthemeansbywhich tradition, rangingfrompubliclygiving fundssothatthedonorand the mostinfluentialRabbis,thereare eightlevelsoftzadakahinJewish based onarootmeaning‘justice’. According toMaimonides, oneof The Hebrewtermmostcommonlytranslated as‘charity’,thoughitis Tzadakah 3 Cheshvan 5766 3 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 law from the8thcentury. Today, thecustom isscarcelypractised. ecclesiastical lawfrom the6thcenturyandenforcedin Europebysecular obligatory asChristianity spreadacrossEurope.Itwas enjoinedby cathedrals inEurope. Despiteseriousresistance,tithing became also aprimesourceofsubsidyforthe constructionofmanymagnificent money wasusedtosupportchurches, andassistthepoor. Tithing was for religiouspurposes,oftenunderecclesiastical orlegalobligation. Christian churchwherebylaypeople contributeda10thoftheirincome A customdatingbackto Old Testament times andadoptedbythe Tithe Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 42 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 November 2005 4 Cheshvan 5766 4 Shawwal 1426 The as GuruGranthSahibJi.Since Installation ofHolyScriptures Come, let’s knoweachother, world willremain tonoone. Let’s makethingseasy, Let’s September fortheInstallation their livingGuru,source of spiritualinstruction.See1 this day, allSikhslooktothe love, Let’s beloved.This Siri GuruGranthSahibas by GuruGobindSingh. SUNDAY Yunus Emre 6 Guru GaddeeDay

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January RU Accord and Reconciliation Day Accord andReconciliation and contents. observed withchangednames Republics thedayisstill In manyformerSoviet according totheoldcalendar. took placeon25October socialist revolutionof1917 October Revolution,asthe observed astheDayof This daywasformerly MONDAY 7 according tothetasteofdesigner. ornamented withsemi-preciousstones, buttheyvaryenormouslyinstyle they arewornasjewellery, gausaremadeofmetalandoften or prayerbox,usuallymadeofmetal andwornasjewellery. Because A Gau(alsospelledGhau orGao)isa Tibetan Buddhistamuletcontainer Gau 5 Cheshvan 5766 5 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 Mon predestination. One ofhismostfamouswritings, and philosophy(hikma)’. Another workconsiderstheproblem of ‘the convergence whichexistsbetweenthe religiouslaw(shar’a) dealing withmanyaspectsofphilosophy andtheology. Oneconcerns particularly forhiscommentaryon Aristotle, andfor otherworks scientist, andphysician,knowninthe West as Averroes. Heisknown Spanish Muslimtheologian,philosopher, scholar, Qur’an natural Ibn Rushd(b.1126, d.1198) a wisdom appliedtoGod’s creation. Incoherence of the Philosophers Incoherence of the Incoherence Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 ), criticizesal-Ghazali’s work,The 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 , andupholdsthevalue ofphilosophyas 52 November 2005 6 Cheshvan 5766 Tahfut al-tahfut 6 Shawwal 1426 (The Compassion for others begins with kindnesstoourselves. Church thedayiscelebrated actually bornon20October moon afterthe20October. Archangel. Inthe Western celebrated onthefirstfull Honours StMichael,the 1469, buthisbirthdayis Guru NanakDevJiwas Pema Chodron TUESDAY 8 on 29September. Guru NanakDevJi St Michael’s Day Birthday of

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January UK DE Muhammad IqbalofPakistan. Honors famousSufischolar Iqbal Day on thisdayin1989. The Berlin Wall wasopened Berlin Wall Day Opening London. Lord MayoroftheCity The annualinstallationofthe Day Lord Mayor’s WEDNESDAY 9 began tofocuson helping Muslimsdevelopindividual thought. poetry andhadgained fameforhisworks. As hispopularity grew, he fathers ofPakistan. Through thisentiretime,hewasanavid writerof Muhammad Ali Jinnahheisconsideredoneofthepre-eminentfounding title ofMuffakir-i-Pakistan (PhilosopherofPakistan). Along with the creationofPakistanandassuch is reveredinPakistanwiththe philosopher andthinker. Heiscreditedwithbeingamajorforcebehind Dr Allama MuhammadIqbal wasanimportantIndianMuslimpoet, Muhammad Iqbal(b.9November 1877,d.21 April 1938) 7 Cheshvan 5766 7 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 Mon charity. mediaeval catechisms concentrateduponthemeaning of faith,hope,and was evidentlyfirst usedforwrittenhandbooksinthe16th century prepared throughout mediaevaltimes. The termcatechism, however, of instructionwere preparedbytheChurchFathersand manywere catechism isprimarilyaproductofChristianity. Someearlyhandbooks in thefaithbymeansoforalquestions andanswers,thewritten and totestifythefaith. Although manyreligionsgive instruction questions andanswersusedtoinstruct theyoung,towinconverts, A manualofreligiousinstruction usuallyarrangedintheformof Catechism Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 November 2005 8 Cheshvan 5766 8 Shawwal 1426 . The Mustafa Kemal Atatürk of MustafaKemal Atatürk, peace ıntheworld. Anniversary ofthedeath 10 THURSDAY Peace athome, founder ofthe Turkish Atatürk MemorialDay Republic (d.1938). Militsiya Day Police Day. RU TR

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January DK CH UK BE PL November 1918. end ofthe World War I,on11 Anniversary oftheofficial Armistice Day season. Early beginningofthe Mortens Day Martin’s Day. believed tobeaversionof Goose’, thisfestivalis called ‘Beheadingofthe observed inSursee. Also A mediaevalfestivalstill Gansabhauet Austria. between Prussia,Russia,and 125 yearsofbeingpartitioned gained independenceafter On thisdayin1918Poland Independence Day conflicts. two World Wars andother to rememberthefallenof This isaspecialdaysetaside Remembrance Day CH FR 11 FRIDAY since the 1990s andinspires initiativesacross theworldinthisrespect. He hasgiveninterfaith andinterculturaldialogueparticular emphasis more thanfiftycountries, andengagingintransnational mediaactivities. founding ofhundreds ofprivatehighschoolsandseveral universitiesin a rangeofactivitiesfortherealisation ofthisgoal. These includethe mankind. Heinspiresamovementof volunteersthathavedeveloped progressive, rational,withadeepsense ofbeliefandlovetowards of the20th/21stcentury, seekstoinspireanewgenerationwhoare Gülen, oneofthemostimportant Turkish Muslimscholarsandactivists Fethullah Gülen(b.1941) 9 Cheshvan 5766 9 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 Mon especially inreligiousmusic. instrument. After the adoption of Islam by the Turks, neybecame popular when astreamofair isdirectedbythetonguetoward openingofthe tiny spacebetween theupperincisorsofplayer. Soundisproduced upper endiscoveredbyashortbrass cylinderwhichisanchoredinthe Middle Easternmusic,theneyhasa range oftwoandahalfoctaves. and onethumbholeintheback.One oftheprincipalinstrumentsin man, isanobliquerimblownreedflute withfivefingerholesinfront The ney, whichis probablytheoldestpitchedinstrumentknownto Ney Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 November 2005 10 Cheshvan 5766 10 Shawwal 1426 The it issaying,“menandwomen Listen tothereed flute,how it is complaining!“EversinceI was takenfrom thereed bed” have lamentedfrom myshrill cries, Iwantaheart tornby Mevlana JelaleddinRumi republic onthisdayin1918. separation, Sothat Imay explain mylamentation. founder oftheBahaifaith. 12 Austria declareditselfa SATURDAY Birthday in1817ofthe Birth ofBahaullah Republic Day AT

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January you gain in life or accomplish for yourself.It’s whatyou do discover why. Successinlife has nothingtodowithwhat reason, butallofusdon’t All ofusare bornfora www.MultiCultures.net 13 Danny Thomas SUNDAY for others. interpreted tobethedivine reply tothecongregation’s supplication. service endswitha hymnreadfromtheSriGuruGranth Sahib,whichis reaffirm theirvision ofestablishingastateinwhichSikhs shallrule. tory, seekdivineblessingsindealing withtheircurrentproblems,and session, asupplication ismadeinwhichtheSikhsremember theirhis accompaniment, anditsexegesis. Toward theclosingofdevotional typically includesrecitationofscripture, singingofscripturetomusical The communitygathersheretoparticipate indevotionalactivitythat spacious roomhousingtheSriGuru Granth Sahib,theSikhscripture. It istheplaceofworshipSikhs. The keyareaofagurdwarais Gurdwara 11 Cheshvan 5766 11 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 OCT 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 The - 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 encourage andpromotetolerance andgoodmorals. edicts carvedonrocks throughouttheempiretoguide his peopleand animals andrenovating majorroadsthroughoutIndia. Ashoka hadmany of non-violence,ahimsa. Heisacclaimedforconstructing hospitalsfor teaching. The remainingportionof Ashoka’s reignhadanofficialpolicy apparently quitebloodthirsty, helaterbecame afolloweroftheBuddha’s of theIndiansubcontinent. While theearly partof Ashoka’s reignwas of Bindusara,whoruledtheMauryan empire. Ashoka reignedovermost Ashoka theGreat(also Asoka; reigned273BCE-232BCE)wastheson Ashoka Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 November 2005 12 Cheshvan 5766 12 Shawwal 1426 the Germannationinthiswar was reintroducedafter World Originally designatedforthe Born on14November1948, War IItocoverthelossesof World War I,theceremony fallen Germansoldiersof 14 as CharlesPhilip Arthur National DayofMourning Prince ofWales’ Birthday MONDAY George. also. UK DE

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January BE would knowGod;andifthey If menknewthemselves,they really knewGod,theywould would thinkofHim alone. be satisfiedwithHimand elected ahereditarymonarch. following February, Belgians the constitutionadopted Southern .Under Belgium wasknownasthe Netherlands, underwhich revolt againsttheUnited Commemorates the1830 Dynasty Day Christmas. Fast inpreparationfor Nativity Fast numbers intheShintofaith. numbers areconsideredlucky and fiveyearsofage.Odd of ageandboyswhoarethree who arethreeandsevenyears - Three’). A festivalforgirls (Literally, ‘Seven-Five Shichi -GoSan 15 TUESDAY Ibn Arabi Wisdom) and Al-Futuhat Al-Makkiya after hisdeath,best-known amongthem: where hedied.His literaryoutputwasprolificandextremely influential ‘spiritual gifts’.He settledforatimeinKonyaandthen inDamascus, mass followingin the MiddleEast,andavoidingdisplay ofvisible the MongolsintoMuslimlands, teaching privatelyandwithouta He spenthisadultyears,atthetime of theincursionsCrusadersand extraordinary spiritualgiftsbecoming apparenteveninhisadolescence. North Africa, andmet studiedundermanyspiritualteachers,his Born andraisedinIslamicSpain,he travelledthroughoutSpainand Ibn Arabi (b.1165, Andalusia, d.9November 1240,Damascus) 13 Cheshvan 5766 13 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 (TheMeccan Revelations). Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week Fusûs al-Hikam(Bezelsof 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 Mon on Tolerance andFollow-upPlan of Action forthe Year. 1995, theUNESCO MemberStatesadoptedtheDeclaration ofPrinciples the initiativeof GeneralConferenceofUNESCO;on 16November Assembly in1993 (resolution48/126). The Year hadbeendeclaredon wake oftheUnitedNations Year for Tolerance, 1995,proclaimedbythe wider public(resolution51/95of12 December). This actioncameinthe with activitiesdirectedtowardsboth educationalestablishmentsandthe States toobservetheInternationalDay for Tolerance on16November, In 1996,theGeneral Assembly oftheUnitedNationsinvitedMember International Dayfor Tolerance Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 November 2005 14 Cheshvan 5766 14 Shawwal 1426 of nature, andmakeworldsof except predominantlyCatholic before Totensonntag. A federal different densitiesandforces, cles ofmatterseveralsizes several sortsin parts and thereby tovarythelaws God isabletocreate parti and figures andperhaps of Adopted in1996,bytheUN. holiday inallGermanstates, observed onthe Wednesday Repentance andPrayer),is WEDNESDAY Buss- undBettag(Dayof 16 Day ofPrayerandRepentance of theUniverse. Isaac Newton Bavaria, since1892. International Day for Tolerance DE - CH

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January CZ commemorated inSlovakia. The samedayisalso started the Velvet Revolution. demonstration in1989that occupation in1939,andthe demonstration againstNazi Commemorates thestudent Freedom andDemocracy Day of 17 THURSDAY 65m. right fromthemain entrancearethetwo‘heathtowers’, whichareabout the northtoweris not finishedandisonly68m.Onthe leftandonthe and 34mwide.Ithas fourtowers:thehighestissouth towerat136m, was agiftoftheProvince ofUpper Austria. The cathedralis107mlong recast in1951afterbeingdestroyed in theSecond World War. The tower. Itisthelargest in Austria andthesecondlargest inEurope.Itwas renovated. The largest belliscalled‘Pummerin’ andhangsinthenorth Catholic Archbishop. Itwasdamagedbyfireon12 April1945,andlater The CathedralofSaintStephanin , istheseatofthatcity’s The CathedralofSaintStephan, Vienna 15 Cheshvan 5766 15 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 practise theirreligion onadaytobasis. expected tohavea basicunderstandingofthefiqhin order tobeable hygiene, prescribed prayer, alms-giving, fastingandothers.Muslims are catechism. Sectionsoftheilm-ihalinclude topicssuchascleanliness, strictly speakingtheilm-ihalisnot IslamicequivalentofaChristian manuals inEnglishhavebeenentitled ‘IslamicCatechisms’,although to conducttheirlife,prayerandsocial transactions.Recentlypublished Islamic manualcontainingdoctrinal guidance (fiqh)onhowMuslimsare Ilm-i Hal Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 November 2005 16 Cheshvan 5766 16 Shawwal 1426 understanding are mindful. proclamation oftherepublic Are thosewhoknowand those whodonotknow alike? Onlythemenof of StPeterinRomeon18 the Basilicasof Apostles 18 consecration ofBasilica Feast oftheDedication on 18November2005. Qur’an 39:9 Qur’an FRIDAY Commemorates the Anniversary ofthe Independence Day November 1626. (Mainly inRome) Peter andPaul LV

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January MC the PrincipalityofMonaco. celebrates theindependenceof Rainier’s Day’,thisday Also knownas‘Prince National Day 19 SATURDAY ordained ministry andisconferred atordination. wearing analb.Itis generallyconsideredtheuniquebadge ofthe hanging vertically, exceptthatpriestscrosstheends infrontwhen the rightarm;priests andbishopswearitaroundtheneck withends Catholic deaconwearsitovertheleft shoulderwithendsjoinedunder same colourasthemajorvestmentsworn fortheoccasion. The Roman clergy. A bandofsilk5to10cmwideandabout240cmlong,itisthe and bishopsbysome Anglican, Lutheran,andotherProtestant An ecclesiasticalvestmentwornbyRoman Catholicdeacons,priests, Epitrachelion 17 Cheshvan 5766 17 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 made ita fittingendtothe . (immediately preceding ), where itsthemeofChrist’s dominion Paul VI in 1969,itwasmovedtothelastSunday ofOrdinary Time October, butintherevised liturgical calendar promulgatedbyPope Pius XIin1925.Originally, itwascelebratedonthelastSundayin magnification oftheFeast Ascension,itwas established byPope in honourofJesusChristaslordover allcreation.Essentiallya the churchyear. A festivalcelebratedintheRoman Catholicchurch Christ theKingislastSundayof theseasonofPentecostand Christ theKingSunday Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 44 OCT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 November 2005 18 Cheshvan 5766 18 Shawwal 1426 thinking personwithafeeling I seeinNature amagnificent Honours StDasius,Christian structure... thatmustfill a Honours Jesusasthelordof 20 Sunday oftheDead.Last Sunday before Advent. Albert Einstein SUNDAY of humility... Christ theKingSunday Feast ofSaintDasius soldier-martyr. Totensonntag all creation. CH

December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January Your door, andifIlosemyself let mefindmyselfwithin You. Your love,don’t letmeleave universe, thesecret treasure Don’t letme wanderfrom of the Temple. to bededicatedtheservice Jerusalem tobeeducatedand as achildtothetemplein to Mary’s beingbrought The Presentationrefers the Temple Ladyat Presentation ofOur You are thesouland 21 MONDAY Yunus Emre of all. ‘God,’ isthe Arabic cognate oftheancient Semiticnamefor God,El. ‘praise’, canalsobe foundinthenamesMuhammadand Ahmad. Ilah, The root H-m-d, meaning verse of the first surah (chapter) of the Qur’an. good orbadbefalls aMuslim. The phraseisfirstfoundinthe second praise Godwhateverthesituationand istobeusedwheneversomething Alhamdulillah, incontrasttowhatis impliedby‘thankGod’,meansto mean ‘ThankGod!’,itactuallyhasa moreencompassingmeaning. Hebrew ‘Halelluyah’. Whilst ineveryday speechitisusedtosimply Usually translatedas,‘Allpraiseisdue to Allah.’ Similartothe Alhamdulillah 19 Cheshvan 5766 19 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 JAN 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 Mon expression intheirworship services. (4th-century Christian Latinversion). The earlyChristiansadoptedthe made inthepre-Christian period)andbecame‘alleluia’ inthe Vulgate It wastranslatedin theSeptuagint(JewishGreekversion oftheBible Testament itappearsonlyinRevelation19,where itoccursfourtimes. was probablychantedasanantiphon bytheLevitechoir. IntheNew end ofthepsalmorinbothplaces.In ancientJudaismthehallelujah in theHebrewBibleseveralpsalms, usuallyatthebeginningor Hebrew liturgical expressionmeaning‘praise theLord’.Itappears Hallelujah Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 JAN 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 November 2005 20 Cheshvan 5766 20 Shawwal 1426 person, andtheforce ofHate each otherandtobebuiltup into someparticularformor causes thedecomposition of elements tobeattracted The force ofLovecauses www.MultiCultures.net 22 TUESDAY Empedocles things.

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December November October September August July June May April March February January December November October September August July June May April March February January violent actionisthatofnon- cooperation witheverything The firstprincipleofnon- churches in Western tradition. of theChurch Year formost Christmas andthebeginning The fourthSundaybefore First Sundayof Advent 27 Mahatma Gandhi SUNDAY humiliating. connect with worshipatchurch. is anaturaltimeto involvechildreninactivitiesathome thatdirectly home aswellat church. With itsassociationwithChristmas, Advent Advent isoneofthe fewChristianfestivalsthatcanbe observedinthe Sunday of Advent, withChristmas Eveproperbeginningatsundown. Eve (24Dec).IfChristmasisaSunday, itiscountedasthefourth Day, whichisthe Sundaynearest30November, andendsonChristmas Western tradition.Itbeginsonthefourth SundaybeforeChristmas Advent isthebeginningofChurch Year formostchurchesinthe Advent 25 Cheshvan 5766 25 Shawwal 1426 November 2005 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 45 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 NOV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 JAN 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 to allowthesunlight tostreamintotheinterior. the ribs,540diamond-shaped (insetglasspanel)windows, arearranged nine) formtheboundaryofinterior andsupportthedome.Between to thetopisapproximately28metres. Twenty-seven pillars(threetimes has abaseof48metresindiameter. The heightfromthegroundfloor architectural engineer Teuto Rocholl inFrankfurtamMain. The dome Located inFrankfurt,thetemplewas designedandconstructedby The Bahai Temple inFrankfurt Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun week 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 46 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 47 NOV 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 48 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 49 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 50 DEC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 52 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 53 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 02 JAN 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 03 November 2005 26 Cheshvan 5766 26 Shawwal 1426 Traditional ‘onionmarketday’ in Bern,onthefourthMonday Anniversary ofthedeath 28 Zibelemärit (OnlyinBern) Ascension of Abdul Baha MONDAY Abdul Bahain1921. in November. CH

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