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88How We Got Our Calendar
The calendar is a manmade system of dividing and measuring time. It involves the fixing of some definite era or point of time as a basis for reckoning (e.g: the Birth of Christ), and then the division of time...
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100Year of the Tiger - Chinese New Year 2010 and Other New Year Observances
When we speak of the New Year, the date that comes to most people's minds is January 1st the date that many of the old Roman calendars as well as the modern Gregorian and Julian calendars use as the start of...
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72Why is October the 10th Month if October Means 8?
And why should September be the 9th month if September means 7? It all dates back to the Julian calendar. In 45 B.C. Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, introduced the Julian calendar. With just a few...
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84Why is January 1st the start of the year?
Why is January 1st New Year's Day, and the start of the year? Find out here....
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60Christmas But Not Hanukah
A writer of wonderful books, Donna Smith, wrote a short piece about Old Christmas in Rodanthe, North Carolina (Hubpages.com). In 1582 the Julian Calendar was replaced with the Gregorian Calendar and thereby...
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70Calendars, Time, & Numerology – Egyptian Roots & Mathematical Precision of Our Modern Calendar
Civilization has always depended on accurate time-keeping systems. Success with the timing of agricultural matters,financial concerns including markets, accounting and taxes,and seasonal celebrations such as...
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68April Fools Day
The origins of April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day appear to be lost in time. Humor is a part of life and most people enjoy a good laugh. Of course life has its serious side as well and if no one took life...
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