Why are there 28 days in February? Blame superstitious Romans
The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...
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What to know about the country where the year is 13 months long
This beautiful East African country follows its own unique calendar, which has 13 months in a year. While most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar, Ethiopia sticks to the Ethiopian calendar ...
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Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that ...
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...