Dr Satya Dev Gupta Following Christmas, the New Year of different calendars begins. The most scientifically based transition, ...

The Catholic Church teaches that hope is one of the three theological virtues — along with faith and charity — which God ...

Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russia, follow the ancient Julien calendar, which runs 13 days later ...

Do you know that there was a year that lasted 445 days?46 BCE was the longest year ever recorded, lasting 445 days, 80 days more than a usual year.A year is defined by the Earth’s orbit around the Sun ...

Oxford University study finds that lead pollution may have reduced intelligence levels by two to three points during the Pax ...

Here’s how Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is celebrated in different religions and a quick breakdown of the origins of the holiday.

It was no easy task as Caesar ended up giving us the longest year in history of 445 days based on the advice of an astronomer. As well as Mercedonius, he added two other months, one of 33 days and ...

Wepet Renpet was intrinsically linked to the heliacal rising of Sirius, which heralded the summer solstice and the annual ...

We’ve officially turned over the calendar to 2025 this week. Of course in baseball, it feels like we began to flip the ...

Happy New Year: Goodbye 2024! As the calendar turned to January 1, the world welcomed the year 2025 with new resolutions and ...

Did you wake up a little bleary-eyed this morning? Take heart, fellow and sister revelers. Your Christmas and New Year’s ...

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 ...