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dickthegrouch

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64. Some kind of religious festival?

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 11:09 PM

Jun 2024

It’s “only” the Hajj, the biggest Muslim festival on earth. It is the duty of all Muslims to go to Mecca at least once in their lives during the Hajj.

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