Discuss TR holidays

[seyyah]

Thanks to @spaceneedle2019 for TR holidays contribution. I think that TR holidays may be calculated dynamicly. Hijri GEM (4) may help us. The GEM convert hijri to geogerian vice versa.

Ramadan and Sacrifice Feast has a pattern [1,2,3]

• 2016 Ramadan fest (first day) is Shawwal (10), 1, 1437.
• 2017 Ramadan fest (first day) is Shawwal (10), 1, 1438.
• 2016 Sacrifice Feast (first day) is Dhul-Hijjah(12), 10, 1437
• 2017 Sacrifice Feast (first day) is Dhul-Hijjah(12), 10, 1438

So my idea is

# REFACTOR
begin_of_ramadan_feast = {
  '2017' => Hijri::Date.new(1438, 10, 1).to_greo,
  ...
}

# OLD
begin_of_ramadan_feast = {
  '2017' => Date.civil(2017, 6, 25),
  ...
}

But Hijri GEM [4] have a bug [5]. After fixed, this GEM will be very helpful.

References

1. http://www.islamicity.org/hijri-gregorian-converter/
2. http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=dateconverter
3. http://www2.diyanet.gov.tr/DinHizmetleriGenelMudurlugu/Sayfalar/2017DiniG%C3%BCnlerListesi.aspx
4. https://github.com/ecleel/hijri
5. https://github.com/ecleel/hijri/issues/4

[ttwo32]

Hi @seyyah !! Thank you for a suggestion. I like your idea that TR holidays may be calculated dynamically.

@spaceneedle2019 and @ppeble

What's your opinion on this issue?

[ppeble]

Oooh! I like this idea. I like the idea of setting up the Julian/Gregorian/Hirji. That said, I'm really going to have to think about this one...this is a bit similar to how I understand holidays in China (and other lunar calendars) work. It's a bit different than how we do things in places like the US/Canada, which is where this was written. So I need to read up and then think about how we will implement this.

Thank you for the suggestion! Keep bothering us, we are definitely thinking about it and would love to incorporate this idea. 👍

[spaceneedle2019]

@seyyah: The transformation from the Hijri into Gregorian calendar is a good thing. 👍

@ppeble: Keep in mind the Hebrew calendar, too. :)