RAMADAN
Ramadan begins during which month of the Islamic lunar calendar?
Ninth
What is known as ‘Holy Week’?
Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
What are the Sinhala and Tamil names for the New Year?
Aluth Avurudda and Puthandu/ Pudu Varsham/ Varusha Pirappu
How many people are said to observe Ramadan globally?
1.6 - 2 billion
Easter Sunday is preceded by a 40 day period known as......?
Lent
According to traditional astrology, how long does it take the sun to travel through each zodiac sign?
One month
What is the meal Muslims have to begin the fast called?
Suhoor
What is the Thursday immediately before Easter Sunday known as and what is its significance?
Maundy Thursday - It’s the day that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and the last supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles
What is the solar transition that occurs during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year?
The sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries)
The word 'Ramadan' stems from an Arabic word 'Ramad' -- what does it mean?
Intensely heated by the sun
The word ‘Easter’ comes from the name of an Anglo Saxon.....?
Goddess - She was called Eostre
What are the Sinhala and Tamil names associated with the month that marks the beginning of the New Year?
In Sinhala, the month is Bak and in Tamil the first month of the new year is Chithirai
What significant event took place in the last 10 days of Ramadan according to Islam?
The Holy Quran was first revealed
When and where did the idea of the Easter bunny, originate?
1700s, Germany
What is the name of the 2024 New Year based on the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar?
Krodhi/ Kurothi