In 1752, from Sept. 3rd to 13th, people witnessed a unique historical event. Eleven days were cut from the calendar and deleted forever.

For millions of Orthodox believers, this date remains a sacred time to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, regardless of when other Christian sects.

Dr Satya Dev Gupta Following Christmas, the New Year of different calendars begins. The most scientifically based transition, ...

Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, but Tuesday marked the birth of Christ for many others. For most of the world, the Christmas season has come and gone, but for many ...

Many countries celebrated Jan. 1 as first day of the new year and the Gregorian calendar. Here are some people who welcome ...

Christmas is over, so why are 12 percent of the world’s Christians waiting until January 7 to celebrate? Orthodox Christmas is celebrated by approximately 260 million people worldwide, both in ...

Meanwhile, while the former group - which is the most common and includes nations like the UK, France, Spain and Germany - also originally used the Julian calendar, they changed to the Gregorian ...

Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. See when the ...

Gregorian or English calendar was born after the Julian calendar of Julius Caesar, based upon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is counted from midnight. The Kal Yug calendar of India is in its ...

The rest of Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, but Foula stuck with the old Julian calendar. The change was made because the Gregorian had a 0.002 per cent correction on the ...

PEEPS has something new to help celebrate Easter. Here's a look at the fun flavors and facts about the holiday.