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What type of calendar is used worldwide?
The Julian calendar that is in use in the west is standard world wide. While most Asian and Oriental cultures do have their own calendars, most of them use the Julian calendar for business use.
Does everyone on earth use the same calendar?
No. There is the Gregorian calendar (used by Americans, Europeans, and Japanese), a Hebrew calendar, and a Muslim calendar at least. Here's a link to a Chinese calendar and an Indian calendar.
What is the Lunar Calendar?
The Lunar Calendar is a calendar based on cycles of the Moon's phases. It is used in many cultures to determine the dates of religious holidays, festivals, and other traditional events. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is solar-based, the Lunar Calendar follows the phases of the Moon, with each month beginning on the new moon.
How were the ancient Chinese different from other cultures?
the ancient Chinese are different from other cultures is that they were the earliest civilisations in the world
Bangla Hindu calendar?
poeple in different parts of India follow different calendar. They all are Hindu calendars but are different from each other. You might want to have a look at saka calendar.
Why do different cultures have different slang?
Because they have different experiences. Slang comes from your culture being different from other cultures.
How did they choose what months belong to a zodiac sign?
In the past the zodiac was a calendar for many cultures. The signs represented different parts of the year. When the Roman calendar was finally introduced, this was taken into account.
Why in some other countries there is a different year?
Because they use a different calendar.
Is there only one calendar used in the whole world?
No, there are many different calendars used around the world. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used internationally, but other calendars, such as the Islamic, Chinese, and Hebrew calendars, are also used in specific regions or cultures. Each calendar has its own system of measuring days, months, and years.
Why calendar's are different from culture to culture?
Most cultures have their own historic calendar, as well as having the more accurate scientifically based calendar. For instance the Chinese calendar started long before the standard calendar was established so the year the Chinese are on is not the same year as everyone else, of course they know the difference and celebrate the Chinese New Year as a tradition, not seriously thinking they are the only ones who have the right calendar. It is good to remember your cultures traditions, along side the universal things of today.
How does a lunar calendar differ from other calendars?
A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the phases of the moon as opposed to one determined by the Sun, known as the solar calendar. The lunar calendar varies from different regions. For example, the Hindu calendar starts their first day of the month on a different day than to the Chinese calendar.
Who invent the calendar?
Historians do not know who or when mankind invented the first calendar, probably early man when he first carved a notch into a stick or a bone which marked the passing of each full moon. Notched bones used to record moon phases have been found in Africa and Europe dating back to about 20,500 BC. There are many different calendars invented by different cultures to suit their needs. The mayans created a calender, but I believe the calendar we use is based off of the Romans. Some also believe that the Sumerians invented the 12-month calendar.
