Thanks to the widely adopted Gregorian calendar, most people have marked the new year on Jan. 1 for centuries. But with so ...

January wasn’t always the first month of the year—and in some places, it still isn’t.That simple fact explains why calendars ...

New Year’s Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar, something we’ve become fairly familiar with around the world. While 25 March (named after the Roman god of war) was traditionally when New ...

Happy Lunar New Year! According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the new year began Saturday. For many, like our host Regina G. Barber, this... The science and shared history behind the Gregorian ...

Our civilization relies on calendars to organize and measure time. Culture, religion, and astronomy have all influenced calendars throughout history. Calendars have a fascinating history, dating back ...

The year 2026, the year of the Fire Horse, is associated with the Water element of the Heavenly River, the Fire element, and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Have you ever wondered why Easter is on a different Sunday each year? Easter is a “moveable feast,” and its date is determined by something called the “computation,” or computus in ...

The year 2026 has commenced according to the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used across the globe. However, the origins ...