Fasting
121Shawwal — ( ar. شوّال) is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwal means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.Fasting during ShawwalThe first day of Shawwal is Eid ul Fitr.… …
122Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs (Norway) — The Norwegian Minister of Navy and Postal Affairs was the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Navy and Postal Affairs. The position existed from 1815 to 1885, but was named Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs only from 1861. In 1861, the… …
123ESTHER, FAST OF — (Heb. תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר, Ta anit Esther), the day before purim on which it is customary to fast (unless that day falls on the Sabbath; see below). The She iltot of R. Aḥa of Shabḥa (eighth century; ed. by S.K. Mirsky, 3 (1964), 222, no. 69) has… …
124Easter — This article is about the Christian Festival. For secular uses, see Easter customs and Ēostre. For other uses, see Easter (disambiguation). Easter Resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene, by Antonio da Correggio, 1543 …
125Christmas Eve — For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). Julaftonen (Christmas Eve), a watercolor painted 1904–05 by Carl Larsson (1853–1919) Christmas Eve is the day that, according to modern calendars, contains the evening, or first evening, of… …
126Ash Wednesday — For other uses, see Ash Wednesday (disambiguation). Ash Wednesday A cross of ashes on a worshipper s forehead on Ash Wednesday Observed by Followers of many Christian denominations, primarily Western Christian (see below) …
127Pyruvate carboxylase — Protein Name=PAGENAME caption= Symbol=PC AltSymbols= HGNCid=8636 Chromosome=11 Arm=q Band=11 LocusSupplementaryData= q13.1 ECnumber=6.4.1.1 OMIM=608786 EntrezGene=5091 RefSeq=NM 000920 UniProt=P11498 PDB=Pyruvate carboxylase is an enzyme of the… …
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