In honor of Leap Day, this read is for the history nerds. Ever wonder how America caught our calendar up with the rest of the world? In September 1752, we skipped 11 days. According to NASA, the Earth ...

The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has approved switching to the new Julian calendar from Sept. 1. It means the Church will celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7. Other holidays ...

It's still a direct astronomical observation. Easter is considered the most important date on the Christian calendar — sorry Christmas — but unlike its counterpart, the holiday changes dates every ...

ST CLAIR, Pa. — Hearing "Merry Christmas" a week into January might sound odd for some, but not for folks at St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church in St. Clair. "It is a necessary celebration to ...

For something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes about because of the difficulty of coordinating the orbits of celestial ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Some Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ in Scranton. Sunday marked Easter for those who follow the Julian Calendar. Newswatch 16 stopped by Saints Peter and Paul ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is one of two English perpetual ...

Could you imagine watching the ball in Times Square drop around March? You might have been, had much of the Western world not adopted the modern calendar that begins each year on Jan. 1. The oldest ...

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