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Short Introduction
to the Ethiopian Calendar
The Ethiopian year consists of 365 days, divided into twelve months of thirty days each plus one additional month of five days (six in leap years). Ethiopian New Year's falls on September 11 and ends the following September 10, according to the Gregorian (Western) calendar. From September 11 to December 31, the Ethiopian year runs seven years behind the Gregorian year; thereafter, the difference is eight years. Hence, the Ethiopian year 1999 began on September 11, 2006, according to the Gregorian calendar, and ended on September 10, 2005. This discrepancy results from differences between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church as to the date of the creation of the world. - Library of Congress (Modified)
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Sunday
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Monday
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1
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8
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15
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22
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29
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Tuesday
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2
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9
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16
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23
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30
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Wednesday
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3
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10
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17
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24
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31
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Thursday
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4
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11
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18
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25
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Friday
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5
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12
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19
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26
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Saturday
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6
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13
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20
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27
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Monday
1
January
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Wednesday
3
January
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Sunday
7
January
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Christmas Day (Genna) |
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Thursday
11
January
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| Moon |
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Last Quarter (12:44p) |
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Monday
15
January
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| USA |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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Friday
19
January
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Epiphany (Timkat) |
| Moon |
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New Moon (4:00a) |
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Saturday
20
January
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| Islam (Sunni) |
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Islamic New Year |
| USA |
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Inauguration Day (each 4th year starting from 1965 C.E.) |
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Thursday
25
January
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| Moon |
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First Quarter (11:01p) |
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Monday
29
January
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Sunday
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4
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11
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18
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25
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Monday
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5
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12
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19
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26
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Tuesday
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6
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13
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20
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27
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Wednesday
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Thursday
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1
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8
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15
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22
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Friday
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2
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9
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16
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23
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Saturday
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3
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10
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17
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24
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Sunday
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4
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11
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18
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25
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Monday
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5
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12
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19
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26
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Tuesday
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6
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13
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20
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27
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Wednesday
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Thursday
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1
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8
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15
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22
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29
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Friday
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2
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9
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16
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23
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30
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Saturday
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3
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10
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17
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24
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31
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Saturday
3
March
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Monday
12
March
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| Moon |
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Last Quarter (3:54a) |
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Saturday
17
March
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Monday
19
March
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Wednesday
21
March
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| Sun |
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Vernal Equinox (12:08a) |
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Sunday
25
March
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| Moon |
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First Quarter (6:16p) |
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Saturday
31
March
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| Islam (Sunni) |
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Mawlid an Nabi (The Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) |
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Sunday
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1
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8
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15
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22
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29
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Monday
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2
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9
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16
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23
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30
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Tuesday
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3
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10
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17
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24
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Wednesday
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4
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11
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18
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25
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Thursday
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5
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12
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19
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26
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Friday
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6
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13
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20
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27
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Saturday
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Sunday
1
April
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Palm Sunday (Hosayna) |
| USA |
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April Fools' Day |
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Monday
2
April
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Friday
6
April
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Crucifixion |
| USA |
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Good Friday |
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Saturday
7
April
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Debre Zei(e)t |
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Sunday
8
April
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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Easter. The Resurrection of our Lord (Fasika). |
| USA |
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Easter Sunday |
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Tuesday
10
April
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| Moon |
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Last Quarter (6:04p) |
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Tuesday
17
April
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Sunday
22
April
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Tuesday
24
April
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| Moon |
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First Quarter (6:35a) |
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Wednesday
25
April
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| USA |
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Administrative Professionals' Day (formerly Secretaries' Day) |
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Sunday
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6
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13
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20
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27
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Monday
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Tuesday
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1
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8
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15
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22
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29
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Wednesday
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2
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9
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16
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23
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30
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Thursday
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3
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10
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17
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24
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31
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Friday
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4
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11
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18
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25
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Saturday
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5
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12
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19
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26
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Events of the May, 2007 |
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