The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (774 page)

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r (1 Shawwal, feast of fast-breaking);

d
al-A
(10 Dhu -’l-
ijjah, feast of sacrifice, commemorating Ibrah
m's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son; 8–10 are the days of pilgrimage to Mecca); ‘
d al-Ghad
r (18 Dhu-’l-
ijjah, Shi‘ites only, the designation by Mu
ammad of
‘Al
as his successor).
Hinduism
It is said that Hindus have a festival (
vrata
, celebration) for every day of the year. That is a serious underestimate. P. V. Kane,
History of Dharmasastra
, v/1, pp. 253–452, lists more than a thousand; and in addition, each temple will have its own local vrata (of which the pulling of the chariots (
ratha
) of
Jagann
tha
is simply one example). Major festivals which are likely to be observed by most Hindus are K

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