Be Late For Something Day
Life getting you down? Too much stress and strain in your life? Don’t worry about deadlines today. About time cards. About the clock.

Take a little more time for youself today. Don’t worry. You’ll get there when you get there!

photo credit: ms_quarantine via flickr

Newspaper Carrier Day
A day honoring the paper boys, girls, and adults that bring us our daily news.

photo credit: peterbaker via flickr

Play Days (09/02-06)
<sigh>  The summers over. The 3 day weekend is over. Its back to the real world kiddies! Damn work sucks! </sigh>

Well don’t get too down cause there’s some hope for us yet. The HUMOR Project hopes to show that while it may be called work, we can still “play” just a little while longer. By using humor, make your workplace a better, more humorous and maybe even an enjoyable place to work.

photo credit: sha.r.ong via flickr
link: The HUMOR Project

Ramadan (Islamic)
With the sighting of the cresent moon last night, Mulsims around the world began the observance of Ramadan.

Observed by more than one billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for spiritual purification achieved through fasting, self-sacrifice and prayers.

Celebrated during the ninth month of Islamic calendar, the fast is observed each day from sunrise to sunset. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five Pillars of Islam. The Islamic belief that requires that Muslims perform five central duties in order to strengthen their faith. While Islam has two major sects, the Sunnis and the Shiites, all Muslims aim to realize these five pillars in their lifetime.

Ramadan concludes with a 3-day festival known as “Eid” or “Eid ul-Fitr,” which literally means “the feast of the breaking/to break the fast.” The holiday marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and is a culmination of the month-long struggle towards a higher spiritual state.

*Ramadan 2008: The first day of Ramadan (fasting) in North America according to sighting, is expected to be September 02. However, according to Saudi Ummul-Qura calendar, Fiqh Council of North America, and European Council for Fatwa and Research, the first day of Ramadan is on Monday, September 01, 2008.

According to a new Fatawa from Deoband, India, the first day of Ramadan in UK will be September 02, because the moon should be easily seen by naked eye. In Pakistan also, sighting will be easy on September 01, and first day of Ramadan will also be September 02.  (source: Moonsighting.com)

For more information visit our Ramadan celebration - Ramadan on the Net

 Greetings & Ahlan wa-Sahlan (Welcome) 

Holidays on the Net is pleased to invite you to our celebration of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Observed by more than one billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for spiritual purification through fasting, self-sacrifice and prayer.

Celebrated during the ninth month of Islamic calendar, the fast of Ramadan is observed daily from sunrise to sunset. To learn more about how Muslims commemorate this pinnacle holiday, see our article on the traditions of Ramadan. You can also learn more about Islam, its Prophet Muhammad and its five pillars of the faith (one of which is fasting on Ramadan).

If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, you’ll want to read our article on the sects of Islam. And if you are curious to learn more facts and figures about the Muslim faith and the upcoming celebration of Ramadan, please be sure to read Did You Know?

This year in North American, Ramadan begins on September 01.* The conclusion of Ramadan this year is on October 01, which is marked by Muslims with a special feast called Eid ul-Fitr.

We look forward to seeing you on Holidays on the Net this Ramadan.

Kul ‘am wa enta bi-khair! (May every year find you in good health!)

Holidays on the Net

*Ramadan 2008: The first day of Ramadan (fasting) in North America according to sighting, is expected to be September 02. However, according to Saudi Ummul-Qura calendar, Fiqh Council of North America, and European Council for Fatwa and Research, the first day of Ramadan is on Monday, September 01, 2008.

According to a new Fatawa from Deoband, India, the first day of Ramadan in UK will be September 02, because the moon should be easily seen by naked eye. In Pakistan also, sighting will be easy on September 01, and first day of Ramadan will also be September 02.
(source: Moonsighting.com)