Muslim celebrate holidays:

Muslims have two major religious observances each year, Ramadan and Hajj, and corresponding holidays connected with each one. All Islamic holidays are observed according to the lunar-based Islamic calendar.

Here is a list of Islam holidays:

*Ramadan - Ramadan is the month in which Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset. This is meant to feel how the poor people are without food or water. In addition, Muslims close their bodies off from earthly demands by denying themselves food and drink. This in turn allows for the nourishment of the soul.

Fasting is more than just the mere denial of food and drink. While they are fasting Muslims must also abstain from smoking and sexual contact. In addition, there are culture-specific beliefs regarding the watching of television, listening to music, and the perusal of any secular vice that does not in some way enhance spirituality.

*Laylat al-Qadr is Arabic for ìThe Night of Powerî. It falls on one of the last ten days of Ramadan usually on an odd numbered day. It is considered the holiest night of the year, since it is the night in which the Qur'an was first revealed. It is also considered better than a thousand months [Qur'an 97:1ñ3]. It is said that if a person performs voluntary worship on this night, that worship is equal to a thousand months or approximately 80 years

*Eid al-Fitr - At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate "The Festival of Fast-Breaking."

*Hajj - Each year during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, millions of Muslims make an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia called Hajj.

*Day of Arafat - During one day of the Hajj, pilgrims gather at the Plain of Arafat to seek God's mercy, and Muslims elsewhere fast for the day.

*Eid al-Adha - At the end of the annual pilgrimage, Muslims celebrate "The Festival of Sacrifice."

Other than these two major observances and their corresponding celebrations, there are no other universally-observed Islamic holidays. Some Muslims acknowledge other events from Islamic history, which are considered holidays by some but not all Muslims:

• Islamic New Year: 1 Muharram
• Ashura: 10 Muharram
• Mawlid an-Nabi: 12 Rabia' Awal
• Isra' & Mi'raj: 27 Rajab