Comments on: Teaching My Children about Every Holiday this December http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-children-about-every-holiday-this-december/ Parenting, politics, pondering and panicking about it all. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: tcmom http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-children-about-every-holiday-this-december/comment-page-1/#comment-868 tcmom Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:07:19 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=1035#comment-868 Ummumar - Thank you so much for the correction. I really struggled to find clear information about the muslim holidays. I really appreciate your feedback! If you celebrate it, I hope you have a wonderful Hajj. Ummumar – Thank you so much for the correction. I really struggled to find clear information about the muslim holidays. I really appreciate your feedback! If you celebrate it, I hope you have a wonderful Hajj.

]]> By: ummumar http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-children-about-every-holiday-this-december/comment-page-1/#comment-867 ummumar Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:05:23 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=1035#comment-867 It's wonderful to see you make an effort to educate your children about other religions. I would like to clarify a couple of things. Eid al-adha will be on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. The name of the first month of the year is Muharram. None of the Islamic holidays fall within the same season every year. The Islamic calendar is lunar, not solar. The result is that the year is about 354 days long and "floats" through the seasons. So next year, hajj will come in November, then October, etc. It will be 30+ years before it falls in December again. Here is a site for more information. http://www.islamicity.com/science/islamic_calendar.shtml It’s wonderful to see you make an effort to educate your children about other religions. I would like to clarify a couple of things. Eid al-adha will be on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. The name of the first month of the year is Muharram.

None of the Islamic holidays fall within the same season every year. The Islamic calendar is lunar, not solar. The result is that the year is about 354 days long and “floats” through the seasons. So next year, hajj will come in November, then October, etc. It will be 30+ years before it falls in December again.

Here is a site for more information. http://www.islamicity.com/science/islamic_calendar.shtml

]]> By: ilinap http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-children-about-every-holiday-this-december/comment-page-1/#comment-866 ilinap Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:55:23 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=1035#comment-866 This is one of the many reasons we are so thankful that Bird goes to an international studies school (public school at that!). His holiday play in kindergarten will be about holidays around the world. All the dress up clothes in the classroom play area are international outfits. It's so nice to hear him talk about something other than Santa (not that I am equipped to talk about much more than that!). Seriously, you need to move here so we can raise our boys and our glasses together! With that MBA thesis done, your husband should be ready, right? I mean who doesn't up and move to a new state just to live next door to a bloggy friend they've never met? Call me crazy. This is one of the many reasons we are so thankful that Bird goes to an international studies school (public school at that!). His holiday play in kindergarten will be about holidays around the world. All the dress up clothes in the classroom play area are international outfits. It’s so nice to hear him talk about something other than Santa (not that I am equipped to talk about much more than that!).

Seriously, you need to move here so we can raise our boys and our glasses together! With that MBA thesis done, your husband should be ready, right? I mean who doesn’t up and move to a new state just to live next door to a bloggy friend they’ve never met? Call me crazy.

]]> By: susanlindgren http://www.morningsidemom.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-children-about-every-holiday-this-december/comment-page-1/#comment-865 susanlindgren Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:31:02 +0000 http://morningsidemom.wordpress.com/?p=1035#comment-865 Thanks! I learn all about Jewish holidays from my friend over at. http://www.theangelforever.com/ I think it is cool for the kids to see kids their age celebrating! "Angel" always blogs about how they celebrate and has pics! Thanks! I learn all about Jewish holidays from my friend over at. http://www.theangelforever.com/
I think it is cool for the kids to see kids their age celebrating! “Angel” always blogs about how they celebrate and has pics!

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