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Every year—on exactly the same days, as far as Muslims are concerned—literally millions of people descend upon the original Meccaâ„¢ of Saudi Arabia and its surrounding holy sites in pilgrimage.

Notable for infidels though, is that Muslims use a lunar calendar (based on the moon's cycle, like werewolves), which is about 11 days shorter than the standard Gregorian Calendar – so named for its 16th century patron Pope Gregory XIII (still wondering why Muslims don't use it?).

Non-believers can thus be excused for thinking that Hajj falls on a different date each year. In 2010, things got under way in the holy land over the weekend.