As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to think about calendars. In ancient Rome, the first day of each month was the “calends,” thus our word. This is a leap year, as will be 2028, 2032, and 2036. To ...

And his might help him with his own financial dark days too. The former Top Gear host said: “Past the age of nine advent calendars lose their appeal somewhat, but not this one. This is the ...

Here is a brief history of what is perhaps the most anticipated and sacred date in the sporting calendar. There are several legends and myths regarding the origins of Boxing Day. One popular belief is ...

According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow a lunar cycle, lasting about 354 days. To keep from falling behind the approximately 365-day solar calendar, there's a 13th month on ...

“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you’re too old to do anything. Irrespective of age, don’t waste a day. That phrase has really stuck in my mind,” Hawthorne said. “Make each day count.” ...

Organisers of the annual Weymouth Harbour Christmas Day Swim are hoping for a major turnout. Every year thousands of people line the quayside on Christmas morning to witness the swim ...

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, only the fourth time that’s happened since 1900. For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious ...

Particularly encouraging is that even a little increase in your daily step counts can help –– as little as 1,000 extra steps in a day can potentially reduce the risk of future depression by 9% ...

Romanian employees will have 17 legal holidays and days off in 2025, most of which will be during the work week. In addition to legal holidays, Romanians could have two additional days off ...

Day 16 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a new view of a distant spiral. This image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy NGC 628 in a new light. The galaxy ...

Broward middle school students would have slightly longer school days next year to enable all students to get a Hindu holiday off, under a recommended 2025-26 school calendar. The calendar would ...

A chocolate brand previously branded as “woke” has left children in floods of tears after it deliberately kept a day empty on its advent calendar ... It read: “If you have our big countdown calendar, ...