Religious Calendar update

Honestly, 2008 is a total mess if you're trying to schedule a secular but multi-ethnic memorial service. Of the Abrahamic faiths and their subdivisions, only Islam is coming out well in this spring's competition, without a competing festival. The non-Abrahamics seem to be cool about flexing dates.

For Western Christians, Easter was last weekend (23rd March), while Pesach (Jewish Passover) will start 20th April, and Orthodox Christian Easter falls on 27th April. Just you just try lining up an organist, a Greek dancing troupe and a klesma band on the same weekend this spring, and see how far into summer you get.