[conspire] That time again

[freepalestin @dslextreme.com]

On 9/29/08, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> For those who watch such things, it's almost time to wish a happy
> ecclesiatical new year to some of our members, and an end to an annual
> period of fasting and reflection for others.
>
> Rosh HaShanah begins at sunset tonight for our Jewish members.  May you
> be written and sealed for a good year.
>
> Eid al-Fitr, the feast at the end of Ramadan, begins at sunset tomorrow
> for our Muslim members.  May you have a blessed Eid.  (The date of the
> end of Ramadan technically has to be determined locally in each location,
> based on sightings of the crescent moon.  Thus, it's common for it to be on
> different days even between the east and west coasts of the US/Canada.)
>
>

Rick,

Thank you!

I'm here in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Someone texted me earlier
this evening that Eid al-Fitr will be Tuesday. I'm told, that here,
people look for the crescent moon in the sky to signify the end of
Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr.

Darlene Wallach