The love for tradition kept the Eastern Orthodox Church from adopting the Gregorian calendar though it was based on reason ...

Different calendars reflect various cultural and religious perspectives, with the Gregorian calendar being most dominant. The ...

By- AK Merchant Most ordinary folks are governed by the calendar and time they reckon by their watch. Gregorian or English ...

Timekeeping is one of humanity's oldest and most important endeavors. For centuries, societies have developed systems to ...

For the church, one of the most pressing issues caused by this was the difficulty in calculating the date of Easter each year ...

As we welcome 2025, let’s look at why January 1 is recognised by the Gregorian calendar as the beginning of a new year.

Each year in the Chinese calendar is linked to one of 12 zodiac animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. These animals represent different traits. For ...

Lunar New Year celebrations are about to kick off across the US to usher in the Year of the Snake - do you know where to find ...

Here’s a look at some countries and regions that don’t mark New Year’s Day on January 1, and the rich cultural practices ...

Indonesia does not only celebrate New Year's Day on January 1 every year. Several different New Year celebrations are ...

Many believe that January was named after the Roman god "Janus". The months of the Gregorian calendar, widely used today, ...

January 1 marks the beginning of a new year for most of the world. However, it was not always the case. Let’s take a look at the history of various calendars and their different new years ...