The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

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By Marco Elsy Ah, February. The runt of the calendar litter, the month that even the Romans couldn’t be bothered to flesh out ...

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Well, Christmas has come and gone. All in all, and only speaking for myself, it wasn’t a bad holiday. The celebrations were festive, people seemed to be in a cheerful mood, and the museum ...

I’m starting to write this article on the day the Chinese New Year begins. That date of this celebration varies of course, because the Chinese calendar follows the lunar cycle, ...

Paul speaks of how he is not ashamed of the gospel—the good news about what God has done for us through Je ...

February usually has 28 days due to a combination of historical, astronomical, and cultural factors.

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Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...