A basic grasp of the calendar is crucial for managing daily schedules and time effectively Also In This Package Photos: Sharjah International Book Fair 2023 kicks off Saudis adopt Gregorian calendar ...
As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other ...
Happy Lunar New Year! According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the new year began Saturday. For many, like our host Regina G. Barber, this... The science and shared history behind the Gregorian ...
Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 434th anniversary of the Gregorian calendar, which was introduced on Oct. 4, 1582, by Pope Gregory XIII. The new calendar, introduced during the Renaissance, ...
Most ordinary folks are governed by the calendar and time they reckon by their watch. Gregorian or English calendar was born after the Julian calendar of Julius Caesar, based upon Greenwich Mean Time ...
The rare date Feb. 29 is coming up − and though it only crops up every four years, it is indeed real. But what about Feb. 30 or March 32? Sorry, folks. Those are ...
For more than 500 years the most popular and influential book after The Bible was The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Varagine. At the end of the 13th century, Varagine was grappling with how medieval ...
The next Blue Moon is set to occur on May 31, 2026, offering a rare celestial event where a second full moon appears within a single calendar month. This type, known as a monthly Blue Moon, arises due ...
As an Israeli Jew,I am not one to celebrate the “Civil New Year,” also known in Israel as “Sylvester.” I do not observe it not because “Sylvester “is named after a fourth-century pope and a saint, who ...
How the days fly by! The calendar as we know it today may seem stodgy, but way back when it was a radical course correction. When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can ...