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The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa
In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons.The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month.
The lunar phases and librations in 2025 as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere at hourly intervals, with titles and supplemental graphics The lunar phases and librations in 2025 as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere at hourly intervals, with titles and supplemental graphics A full moon sets behind San Gorgonio Mountain in California on a midsummer's morning.
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
Longevity claims are unsubstantiated cases of asserted human longevity.Those asserting lifespans of 110 years or more are referred to as supercentenarians.Many have either no official verification or are backed only by partial evidence.
Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日, Keirō no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. [1] It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held on every September 15.
The Melanau calendar (Malay: Bulan Melanau) is a calendar used by the Melanau people of Borneo. Its year consists of 12 months. The first month, Pengejin, signifies the celebration of the Kaul festival (a giving of thanks for the preceding year, with prayers for the year ahead). Each month in the Melanau calendar consists of 30 days.
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death.It was developed in the 1990s as a way of comparing the overall health and life expectancy of different countries.