A calendar notation in which the date is represented by one number. For example, the Julian date for December 11, 1942 is 2430705; while December 12, 1942 is 2430706. The Julian date is widely ...

Julius Caesar was believed to have messed up the months in a year, but was trying to fix the solar calendar, resulting in one ...

These graphics explain why Easter Sunday changes each year based on ancient interpretations of the solar and lunar cycles.

The date of Easter and its related holidays also depend on if you’re Eastern Orthodox or not. The Eastern Orthodox Church ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

April Fools’ Day is most often attributed to France’s switch from the Julian calendar, to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s, according to The Library of Congress and the History Channel. “In the ...

Bowan is one of the many Orthodox Christians who celebrate the holiday according to the Julian Calendar ... but they all come back for the holy days," said Beverly Bowan of Mayfield.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, Easter is a movable feast. With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian ...