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As the Arabian year consists of twelve lunar months, 
it is of course eleven days shorter than the solar year, 
and from this circumstance the Ramadan and Easter 
make the circle of the solar year within 31 or 32 years. 
The Arabian months are called 
Moharram. 
Safar. 
Rabioul-aoual. 
JRobiou-tzeni. 
Djad. 
Joumelda (or Jouma). 
Arjab. 
Schabau. 
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Ramadan. 
Schoual. 
Doulkaada. 
Douihaja. 
The days of the week are: 
Nahhar el Hhad 
Nahhar el Zenin 
Nahhar telata . 
Nahhar Parbaa - • 
Nahhar el Hhamaz 
Nahhar Joumoua 
Nahhar es Sebtz 
first day - Sunday, 
second day - Monday, 
third day - Tuesday, 
fourth day - Wednesday, 
fifth day «- Thursday 
sixth day - Friday, 
seventh day - Saturday. 
The following are the fast days and holydays: 
The 1st, 2d, 3d, and 10th of Moharram are fast days. 
The month of SafFar has none. 
On the 12th of Rabioul-aoual, the nativity of the 
prophet is celebrated; it is called El Mouloud. These 
holydays last to the 19th, and the children are generally 
circumcised during this time. 
The following three months have no particular holy- 
days. 
