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What are the different calendars used around the world?
As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...
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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25.
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What's a Jewish leap year? The key to 2024's rare Christmas-Hanukkah convergence
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.
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Why is Easter so late this year? 9 things to know, including how late the holiday can be
The Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar ... according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. In the Gregorian calendar, it is always observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.