This holiday season features a rare calendar quirk only seen once since 1959
The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays ...
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The Year Will End On A Black Moon — Are We All Doomed?
The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...
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History with Phil: Astronomy, culture's influence on calendars and celebration of the New Year
Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...
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Rare Calendar Occurrence Sees Christmas and Hanukkah Celebrations Merge Across the Nation
Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.
A calendar of New Year celebrations around the world
As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other ...
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since ...
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Samish’s 13 Moons: A calendar led by nature, tradition and preservation
While the familiar Gregorian Calendar remains the predominant timekeeping system in most Western countries, many Indigenous ...
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Non-Jewish holidays and Gregorian Calendar dates
Opponents of the Gregorian Calendar Date On the other hand, some of the Gedolei Yisrael (imminent rabbis) strongly opposed using the Gregorian date, claiming that those who used it were being ...