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Then there is the Jewish calendar, which determines the placement of Purim. It is "lunisolar," which means that holidays wander with the moon until they reach the end of what might be thought of as a month-long tether, which has the effect of maintaining them in the same season every year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Friday! Happy Purim, Eid, etc... | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

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