both follow a lunar calendar, however the Muslim calendar shifts throughout
the year. Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr will be at different time next year

the following comes from a 2007 Dallas News article

"Muslims and Jews use lunar months, which start with the new moon. So the
month of Ramadan must start with a new moon. And Rosh Hashanah, literally
the "head of the year," is always on the first day of the Jewish month of
Tishri.

The Muslim calendar is strictly lunar, and lunar months are 29 days long. A
year of 12 lunar months is a bit more than 10 days shorter than the solar
year. The start of Ramadan – in fact, the dates of all Muslim holidays –
ratchets about 11 days earlier every year on the solar calendar. So any
Muslim holiday will, sooner or later, take place in every season."

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On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Evans Kitty <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

>  For those in the know, how often do these 2 major holidays fall on the
> same day?
>

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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
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