The Muslim calendar is lunar and this New Year will begin on or around June 26, ushering in the year 1447 A.H. (“anno hegirae”). All Epoch Calendars are religious from the Jewish calendar of 5785 to ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover runs from Monday, April 22 at nightfall through Tuesday, April 30, which is much later than usual. The date largely has to do with its place on the lunar calendar.

I wish all of you a Happy Yom Teru’ah, the Hebrew term for what is commonly called Rosh Hashanah–(lit. “head of the year”)–or the “Jewish New Year.” In fact, according to some Jewish traditions it is ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. And for once, the most wonderful day. You can thank a Jewish Leap Year and other calendrical quirks. Christmas and Hanukkah are coming. On the same date. This ...

Polytheistic religions are mainly focused on the many activities of the various Gods which are either timeless as in ancient Egypt, or are measured in vast numbers of years as in ancient India. The ...