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Orthodox Church of Ukraine to switch to Revised Julian calendar, celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has approved switching to the new Julian calendar from...
New dates for Christmas & St. Nicholas Day as Ukraine switches to a more European holiday calendar
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoUkraine will celebrate Christmas and St. Nicholas Day on new dates for the first time in 2023, after...
Mixed feelings for some Ukrainians in Manitoba about shift to celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMany Ukrainian Orthodox Christians in Manitoba will be celebrating Christmas earlier than usual this...
2024 is a Leap Year, but what does that mean? Here's the story behind Feb. 29
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFebruary 29 only comes around once every four years, but does anyone really know why? This year we...
Fact Check: Once Upon a Time, Feb. 30 Was a Real Date on the Calendar. Here's How That Happened
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGetty Images Claim: In 1712, Sweden added an extra leap day, Feb. 30, to its calendar, for that year...
Leap Day: What would happen without it, and 4 more things to know
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it...
Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhile much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox...
Orthodox Church of Ukraine finally adopts new calendar
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has approved a transition to the Revised Julian calendar,...
Ukraine's main church to switch calendar in move away from Russia
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUkraine's main Orthodox church said on Wednesday it had decided to switch to a calendar in which...
On this date: The Modified Julian Day. (The what?)
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 months ago(WHTM) Have you ever tried to calculate your age in days? It’s not as easy as just multiplying your age in years by 365. You have to take leap years into...