{"id":4198,"date":"2017-08-31T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2017-08-30T14:54:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T13:54:41","slug":"hajj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/hajj\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><b>French listening and reading practice: A2<\/b><br \/>(See the <a href=\"#grammar\">grammar breakdown<\/a>)<\/td>\n<tr><\/table>\n<p>One of the largest religious gatherings in the world is the annual Muslim pilgrimage, called Hajj, to Mecca. 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