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The days of the week bear the Arabic names, which in Achehnese are pronounced as follows:

According to the Shafiʾite school of Mohammedan law, the dates of the religious festivals should not be established by calculation, but the commencement of each month must be fixed by observation of the new moon. If for example the month preceding the fasting month should according to the reckoning number 29 days, still the following day must not be regarded as the beginning of the fast, unless it is proved by witnesses in the manner prescribed by the law, that the new