Ras as-Sana
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Ras as-Sana literally means "Head of the year" in Arabic and refers to the beginning of a new year. This may apply to any of the following:
The term has common origin with the Hebrew "Rosh Hashanah" (also meaning "Head of the year"), reflecting the common linguistic heritage of the Jews and Arabs.
- New YearNew YearThe New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
for the Gregorian year - Islamic New Year
- Rosh HashanahRosh HashanahRosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
, the Jewish New Year in the Hebrew calendarHebrew calendarThe Hebrew calendar , or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits , and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses...
The term has common origin with the Hebrew "Rosh Hashanah" (also meaning "Head of the year"), reflecting the common linguistic heritage of the Jews and Arabs.