Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Proleptic Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar can, for certain purposes, be extended backwards to dates preceding its official introduction, producing the prole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - History
Gregorian calendar - Invention. The motivation of the Catholic Church in adjusting the calendar was to have Easter celebrated at the ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. In China today, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intercalation: Encyclopedia - Intercalation
The solar year does not have whole number of days, but a calendar year must have a whole number of days. The only way to reconcile the tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism
In the Wiccan form of neopaganism, a Sabbat is one of the eight major seasonal festivals which make up the Wheel of the Year. These inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computus: Encyclopedia - Computus
Computus (Latin for computation) is the calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar. The name has been used for this proc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia - Month
The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron: Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Hashoah: Encyclopedia - Yom Hashoah
Yom HaShoah (יום השואה yom hash-sho’āh), or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an Israeli holiday that takes place on the 27th day ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axial Tilt: Encyclopedia - Axial Tilt
Axial tilt is an astronomical term regarding the inclination angle of a planet's rotational axis in relation to its orbital plane. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-adha: Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-adha
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia - Calendar
A calendar is a system for naming periods of time, typically days. These names are known as calendar dates. The dates may be based on the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Accuracy
The Gregorian calendar improves the approximation made by the Julian calendar by skipping 3 Julian leap days in every 400 years, giving a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Calendar Seasonal Error
This image shows the difference between the Gregorian calendar and the seasons. The Y axis is "days error" and the X axis is Gregorian c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Days Of The Week
January 1 of any year whose number is a multiple of 400 is a Saturday. From this you can work out the day of the week of any date. See al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Numerical Facts
When leap years and common years are taken into account, there are a total of 14 possible Gregorian calendars. When different dates of Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Months Of The Year
The Gregorian calendar's year is divided into 12 months: English speakers sometimes remember the number of days in each month by the use ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Confusion With British Vs. American Usage
Dates of events in Britain prior to 1752 are usually now shown in their original Old Style form, whereas dates of events in (then British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - From Julian To Gregorian
The Julian calendar was in general use in Europe from the times of the Roman Empire until 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII promulgated the Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Number Of Leap Years Starting On A Given Day Of The Week
Because there are 97 leap years in every 400 in the Gregorian Calendar, there should, in each "cycle", be either 13 or 14 leap years star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - Converting To Gregorian Calendar
The calendar was abolished in the year XIV (1805). After this date, opinions seem to differ on the method by which the leap years would h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Numbering: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Numbering - Gregorian Calendar
The average year length of the Gregorian calendar is almost exactly one tropical year. There are several systems of year numbering, and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - From Roman To Julian
The ordinary year in the previous Roman calendar consisted of 12 months, for a total of 355 days. In addition, an intercalary month, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar, the current standard calendar in most of the world, adds a 29th day to February in all years evenly divisible by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Hazikaron - Yom Hazikaron In The Gregorian Calendar
Yom Hazikaron is on 4th day of Iyar, but it varies from year to year in the Gregorian calendar: 2005: May 11 2006: May 2 2007: April 22 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - Eid Ul-fitr In The Gregorian Calendar
While Eid ul-Fitr is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, much li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - Eid Ul-fitr In The Gregorian Calendar
While Eid ul-Fitr is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, much li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Era Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Era Name - Conversion Table From Nengō To Gregorian Calendar Years
The Japanese calendars prior to 1873 were derived from the Chinese. Japan adopted the Chinese calendar in 645. To convert a Japanese year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - Leap Years Error
Despite the new calendar being much simpler than the Roman calendar, the pontifices apparently misunderstood the algorithm. They added a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - Naming Of The Months
Immediately after the Julian reform, the twelve months of the Roman calendar were named Ianuarius, Februarius, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Other Calendar Types
Calendar - Complete and incomplete calendars. Calendars may be either complete or incomplete. Complete calendars provide a way of namin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - History
Chinese calendar - Legendary beginnings. According to legend, the Chinese calendar developed during the first millennium BCE. It is sai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - Year Numbering
The dominant method that the Romans used to identify a year for dating purposes was to name it after the two consuls who took office in i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Currently Used Calendars
Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everyw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Numbering: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Numbering - Hebrew Calendar
The Jewish or Hebrew calendar is lunisolar. Its year length varies from 353 to 385 days. Its average year length is close to the average ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Julian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Julian Calendar - Lengths Of The Months
According to the 13th century scholar Sacrobosco, the original scheme for the months in the Julian Calendar was very regular, alternately...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - History
Chinese calendar - Legendary beginnings. According to legend, the Chinese calendar developed during the first millennium BCE. It is sai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Holidays
The Chinese calendar year has nine main festivals, seven determined by the lunisolar calendar, and the other two derived from the solar a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Holidays
The Chinese calendar year has nine main festivals, seven determined by the lunisolar calendar, and the other two derived from the solar a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Numbering: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Numbering - Islamic Calendar
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and has a normal year length of about 354 days, significantly shorter than the solar year, so th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Purpose Of The Intercalary Months
Most people, upon using or studying the Chinese calendar, are perplexed by the intercalary month because of its seemingly unpredictable n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Purpose Of The Intercalary Months
Most people, upon using or studying the Chinese calendar, are perplexed by the intercalary month because of its seemingly unpredictable n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - Criticism And Shortcomings Of The Calendar
Leap years in the calendar are a point of great dispute, due to the contradicting statements requiring the year to start at the autumnal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Solar Term
Chinese months follow the phases of the moon. As a result, they do not accurately follow the seasons of the solar year. To assist farmers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computus - Tabular Methods
Computus - Gregorian calendar. This method for the computation of the date of Easter was introduced with the Gregorian calendar reform ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Solar Term
Chinese months follow the phases of the moon. As a result, they do not accurately follow the seasons of the solar year. To assist farmers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - The Chinese Zodiac
The Twelve animals (十二生肖 shí'èr shēngxiào, or colloquially 十二屬相 shí'èr shǔxiāng) representing the twelve Earthly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - The Chinese Zodiac
The Twelve animals (十二生肖 shí'èr shēngxiào, or colloquially 十二屬相 shí'èr shǔxiāng) representing the twelve Earthly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Calendar Rules
The following rules outline the Chinese calendar since c.104 BCE. Note that the rules allow either mean or true motions of the Sun and Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Numbering: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Numbering - Julian Calendar
The Julian calendar was in use from 45 BC to AD 1582, and in the British Empire until AD 1752, Russia until AD 1918, Greece until AD 1923...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Calendar Rules
The following rules outline the Chinese calendar since c.104 BCE. Note that the rules allow either mean or true motions of the Sun and Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Year Markings
Chinese calendar - Regnal Years. Traditional Chinese years were not continuously numbered in the way that the BC/AD system is. More com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Year Markings
Chinese calendar - Regnal years. Traditional Chinese years were not continuously numbered in the way that the BC/AD system is. More com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epact: Encyclopedia Ii - Epact - Lunar Calendar
Epacts are used to find the date in the lunar calendar from the date in the common solar calendar. Epact - Solar and lunar years. A (so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - The Days Of The Year
Instead of most days having a saint as in the Catholic Church's calendar, each day has a plant, a tool or an animal associated with it. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - The Days Of The Year
Instead of most days having a saint as in the Catholic Church's calendar, each day has an animal (days ending in 5), a tool (days ending ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - The Months
The Republican calendar year began at the autumn equinox and had twelve months of 30 days each, which were given new names based on natur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Long Term Leap Year Rules
The accumulated difference between the Gregorian calendar and the vernal equinoctial year amounts to 1 day in about 8,000 years. This sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Revised Julian Calendar
The Revised Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4, except for years divisible by 100 that do not leave a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Months In Various Calendars
Month - Julian and Gregorian calendars. The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve months: January, 31 day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of The Year - Antiquity Of The Wheel
The four cross-quarter festivals (often called 'fire festivals') of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain are historically authentic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computus - History
Easter is the most important Christian feast. Accordingly, the proper date of its celebration has been a cause of much controversy, at le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Julian Calendar
The Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4. This rule gives an average year length of 365.25 days. The exc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Calendrical Consequences
At the simplest level, all lunar calendars are based on the approximation that 2 lunations last 59 days: a 30 day full month followed by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computus - Theory
The solar year is always counted to have 365 days (excluding a small remainder). A lunar year of 12 months is counted to have 354 days, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar is also lunisolar with an embolistic month. In the Hebrew calendar the extra month is called Adar Alef (first Adar) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Astronomical Background
The motion of the Moon in its orbit is very complicated and its period is not constant. Moreover, many cultures (most notably those using...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shōwa Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Shōwa Period - Pronunciation And Romanization
Shōwa (昭和) is pronounced sho wa, with an elongated o in the first syllable. Preceded by: Taishō Japanese era name Succeeded by: Hei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Birthdays
A person who was born on 29 February may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they usually celebrate their birthday on 28 February o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heisei: Encyclopedia Ii - Heisei - Events
1989 marked one of the most rapid economic growth spurts in Japanese history. With a strong yen and a favorable exchange rate with the do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Liturgical Year - Eastern Orthodox Church
In a few, predominantly Eastern Orthodox, nations, religious holidays are celebrated on the corresponding day in the Julian Calendar. Fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Era Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Era Name - Unofficial Nengō System 私年号
Besides the official nengō system, one encounters in pre-modern works the use of private or unofficial nengō system, known as shinengō...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanukkah - When Hanukkah Occurs
The dates of Hanukkah are determined by the Hebrew Calendar. Hanukkah begins at the 25th day of Kislev and concluding on the 2nd or 3rd d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Era Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Era Name - Overview
Nengō, originated in China in 140 BC, was adopted by Japan in AD 645 during the reign of Empress Kōtoku (孝徳天皇). The first era n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanukkah - When Hanukkah Occurs
Further information: Jewish holidays 2000-2050 The dates of Hanukkah are determined by the Hebrew Calendar. Hanukkah begins at the 25th d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-adha: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-adha - Observing Eid Ul-adha
It is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar, after Hajj, the annual pilgr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - Timeline
Preceded by: Meiji Japanese era name Succeeded by: Shōwa ... See also:Taishō period, Taishō period - Meiji Legacy, Taishō period - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - Timing
The holiday follows the month of Ramadan, falling on the first day of Shawwal (the tenth month in the Islamic calendar). As with all mont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - Communism And The Response
The victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia in 1917 and their hopes for a world revolution led to the establishment of the Comintern (a contr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - Meiji Legacy
On July 30, 1912, the Meiji Emperor died and Crown Prince Yoshihito succeded the throne, beginning the Taishō period. The end of the Mei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - World War I And Hegemony In China
Seizing the opportunity of Berlin's distraction with the European War and wanting to expand its sphere of influence in China, Japan decla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - Japan After World War I: Taishō Democracy
The postwar era brought Japan unprecedented prosperity. Japan went to the peace conference at Versailles in 1919 as one of the great mili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taishō Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Taishō Period - Taishō Foreign Policy
Emerging Chinese nationalism, the victory of the communists in Russia, and the growing presence of the United States in East Asia all wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Calendar Systems
Calendars in use on Earth are lunar, solar, lunisolar or arbitrary. A lunar calendar is synchronized to the motion of the Moon (moon phas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Calendar Subdivisions
Nearly all calendar systems group consecutive days into "months" and also into "years". In a solar calendar a year approximates Earth's t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - History
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - History
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Uses
The primary practical use of a calendar is to identify days: to be informed about and/or to agree on a future event and to record an even...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - Economy
Considering that the economic structure and production of the country was roughly equivalent to Elizabethan era England, becoming a world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - Politics
Main articles: Meiji oligarchy, Government of Meiji Japan The major institutional accomplishment after the Satsuma Rebellion was the star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - Foreign Relations
Main article: Foreign relations of Meiji Japan Following her defeat of China in Korea in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), Japan broke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - Society
On its return, one of the first acts of the government was to establish new ranks for the nobility. Five hundred persons from the old cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanukkah - Commemoration
The word Hanukkah means "dedication." Spiritually, Hanukkah commemorates the Miracle of the Oil. At the re-dedication of the Temple in Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanukkah - Interaction With Other Traditions
Hanukkah gained increased importance with many Jewish families in the twentieth century, including large numbers of secular Jews who want...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - Military
Main articles: Modernization of Japanese Military 1868-1931, Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Undeterred by opposition, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meiji Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Meiji Period - The Meiji Restoration And The Emperor
Main articles: Meiji Emperor, Meiji Restoration On February 3, 1867, fifteen-year old Mutsuhito succeeded his father, the Emperor Komei, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eid Ul-fitr: Encyclopedia Ii - Eid Ul-fitr - Traditions And Practices
Muslims are encouraged to dress in their best clothes, new if possible, and to attend a special Eid prayer that is performed in congregat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Calendars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Calendars - Proposed
List of calendars - Reform calendars. The following are proposed reforms of the Gregorian calendar Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Inte...   » Read the article