Christians often associate the holidays of Good Friday and Easter Sunday with springtime. Jesus’ resurrection often coincides with the rebirth of the earth as it awakes from its winter. More importantly, Jesus’ death and resurrection free us from the winter of sin unto new life in God.   The Islamic holidays are based on the lunar calendar, which is about 354 days long. Each year, those holidays fall 11 days earlier, such that Islamic holidays are not fixed to any particular