Hajj

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It is that time of year when various religious groups have their own special celebrations-Muslims are nearing the Hajj- Following is information that might be of interest:

Millions of Muslims make an annual pilgrimage, called the Hajj. It is a journey that every Muslim, with the means to, must make before they die. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar based on the motion of the moon, the time of the Hajj is different time each year in terms of the Gregorian calendar. This year it begins on November 25th.

The UK newspaper The Guardian has an excellent interactive about the Hajj. Unfortunately it doesn't go full screen- but it has good information.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,875224,00.html