Phalguna, the twelfth month in the Hindu calendar, signifies the arrival of spring and the celebration of Holi, symbolizing ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

Muslims worldwide will begin the obligatory fast of the month of Ramadan, one of the “Five Pillars of Islam.” The fast involves abstaining from all ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

The Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29, and communities across the United States and worldwide are holding celebrations. China's most important holiday — the Lunar New Year is also widely celebrated ...

since each month has 30 days and the extra, called Pagumē, houses the single days that would be left over in the Gregorian calendar, for example in December. The reason why it is 2017 in Ethiopia ...

12, or the name of a Jewish calendar month. day is a number from 1 ... The older calendar became known as the Julian calendar and the new one, post correction, as the Gregorian calendar. The Pope's ...

Last year, this sacred event was celebrated on Kurma Dwadashi during the Shukla Paksha of the Hindu calendar's Paush month. Therefore, this year, the Shukla Paksha falls on January 11. The ...