The Chinese Lunar Calendar

Previous to their implementation of the Western solar calendar scheme, the Chinese almost exclusively followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival days. Although people in China today use the Western calendar for almost all business, governmental and practical matters of daily life, the old system... 

Chinese Lunar Calendar

Prior to their adoption of the Western solar calendar scheme, the Chinese almost wholly followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival days. Although people in China today use the Western calendar for almost all business, governmental and practical matters of daily life, the old method still serves... 

Calendar – Which Calendar?

In the West, we tend to think that there is only one calendar, but there are dozens of them around the world. And what is more, there were probably hundreds of them previously. All defunct now either because ours is more accurate or because theirs did not fit in with our commercial way of life. But that does not mean to say that people do not still... 

US Minor Holidays And Occasions

Hereunder is a directory of minor holidays and occasions in the United States. Some of them are virtually unknown, and others are quite obscure. April Fools’ Day – (April 1): the day for practical jokes (only before noon in the UK). Its origins are obscure, but it bears a resemblance to an ancient Roman f?te for the goddess of nature. Arbor... 

Apocalyptic Dates Coming Soon

Predicting the end of the world has probably been going on since man started thinking, whenever that was. It is warned about in Revelations in the Bible, so that must be about 2,000 years ago. Nonetheless, it is the predictions of Nostradamus that are the most well-known and most abundant. Some biographical records of Nostradamus’ life state that... 

Fly Fishing Calendar

Are you wondering what the best times to try to schedule a fly fishing trip are? Well, when we talk about a fly fishing calendar, we are not quite referring to a printed calendar that you can hang on your wall. We are talking about targeting and specifying the right times to fish and the right places at which to fish. The main thing you have to think... 

Promoting To The Masses

If you were to create a self-cleaning fabric, the world may want to beat a path to your door to acquire some from you, but first of all they will have to be aware that the textile exists, that it is available for purchase, and they have to be aware of where your door is. This requires advertising. There are two classifications of advertising: institutional... 

Astronomy – An Introduction

Although astronomy is the oldest science, it continues to be at the forefront of not only scientific thought, but that of the public at large too. Who has not looked up at the galaxy while walking home late at night and wondered? Having said that though, the ancient people of certainly the northern hemisphere, but probably both, knew the movements of... 

Some Astranomical Facts

How many facts are there to be known or learned about all the objects and phenomenon in our entire universe? Just think: there are about 1 x 10 ^22 stars in the universe, that’s 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars; then there are many of those stars that have planets in orbit around them. Then consider the moons that orbit those planets and the... 

Astronomy: Wallpaper

Astronomy is the study of the cosmos. Some treat it as a serious science and others as an interesting pastime. That is why, whenever an astronomy picture of the day is offered to the public, people usually jump at the chance. There are plenty of astronomical pictures to choose from, and plenty of interesting celestial objects to keep people interested. NASA... 

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