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December 03, 2008

UNFCCC Accomodates for Muslim Observation

At the special request the G77 countries, the UNFCCC made the decision that the Islamic feast of Eid Al-Adha be observed and therefore all formal meetings related to the process planned for that day be moved to the next day.

The holiday commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah. As Abraham was about to kill his son, Allah instead Allah provided a lamb as the sacrifice.



However an apparent mix-up scheduled the holiday for Tuesday December 9 and not Monday December 8. The holiday is scheduled based on the lunar calendar. After apparently discussing when the holiday actually was, the UNFCCC moved all scheduled events on Monday over to Tuesday.

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