Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

The ancient Romans originally had 304 days in a year of ten months (they didn’t count winter months), but then added "Januarius" and "Februarius," for 365 days a year. Julius Caesar established the ...

January 1 has not always been the Global date for the day of New Year throughout history and the global acknowledgement of ...

Russians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are trying to suppress the celebration of Christmas according to ...

Great Britain's most remote community still hasn't celebrated Christmas, for one huge reason. It's only been two days since ...

It is not just December, rather all months named after numericals — September (from septem meaning seven), October (octo ...

Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across ...

Russia’s “bloody and brutal war machine” has shown no respite “even at Christmas”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said, as ...

Stonehenge, the iconic megalithic monument in England, is closely linked to the winter solstice. The builders of the monument ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January (or according to the Ge'ez Ethiopian calendar, the 29th day of Tahsas).