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1. The Importance of PHP Calendar functions in PHP Development August 18, 2009 PHP Calendar Introduction The calendar functions are helpful when working with different calendar formats. It is based on the standard is the Julian day count (Julian day count is a count of days starting from January 1, 4713 B.C.). In order to convert between calendar formats, one must at first convert to Julian day count, then to the calendar format. Installation The windows version of PHP consists of built-in support for the calendar extension. So, the calendar functions will be able to work automatically. However, in case you are running the Linux version of PHP, you will r... (read more) Author: Tyler Moon

2. Don't Be An April Fool March 20, 2009 April Fool's Day is soon approaching. It's a day when people try to play jokes on the gullible into believing something that isn't true. Ever wonder who in the world thought up this silly holiday anyway? It is said that this holiday was first celebrated soon after the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar. This was the term referred to somebody still going by the Julian Calendar which the Gregorian Calendar had replaced. In quite a few pre-Christian cultures (May Day) May 1 was recognized as the first day of summer, and symbolized the beginning of the spring planting season. An Apri... (read more) Author: Regina Jacques

3. The History of Presidents Day November 17, 2008 Few young folks today recognize that "Presidents Day" was actually a holiday created to specially recognize George Washington, on his birthday. The holiday was originally created in 1885 by a bill signed by President Chester Arthur, which declared that February 22nd, Washington's Birthday, would be a federal holiday. However, like most things to do with Washington, things were not so simple. Washington's Birthday was actually on February 11th, but that was according to the Julian calendar. However, Britain eventually shifted to the Gregorian calendar, which moved everything ahead 11 da... (read more) Author: Ryan Dube

4. It is time to experience the end of the world May 12, 2008 elsabe@atapestryoflife.com The British have always understood that time is a man-made concept. We are reminded of this twice every year when Daylight Saving Time results in the clocks being changed in the UK to gain or lose an hour. This idea was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, but the British adopted the practice in 1916. It was appropriate for the British to do this because the Greenwich Meridian, which marks the starting point of every time zone in the world, is in England. How does this changing of the clocks benefit the people in the UK? Good question. ... (read more) Author: Elsabe Smit

5. Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas January 06, 2008 Orthodox Christians across the globe who retain the Julian calendar are making final preparations to celebrate Christmas on Monday. In his annual Christmas Eve address, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy, praised the head of the exiled Russian church, Metropolitan Laurus for his "substantial" efforts to reunite the two institutions after decades of separation. The two churches broke apart after the Russian revolution in 1917, but signed a reconciliation document last year to end their 80-year schism. The Orthodox Church in Serbia used its annual message to the faithfu... (read more)

6. The Calendar Today October 25, 2007 The Calendar Today The word calendar has its root in the Latin word calends which referred to the first days of each month. Much of the calendar as we know it today is derived from ancient times. The Calendar: The ancients knew that the celestial year lasted for around 364 days. Since this was in error, in 46 BC Julius Caesar introduced an amended calendar (the Julian calendar) which added a day every four years to give an average year of 365.25 days. However, the Julian revision was slightly too long and, as it gradually fell out of step with the actual seasons, Pope Gregory XI... (read more) Author: Brian MacDonald

7. Calendar Feature: The Chinese Calendar July 02, 2007 According to Wikipedia, a calendar is a structure for identifying certain periods of time and days. It is often a physical device to remind the user of events and appointments. The very common and visible calendars are often made of paper. But with the advent of digital technology, calendars nowadays are already included in computer systems and mobile phones. There are different types of calendar, the most famous and widely used of which is the Julian calendar. Another well known calendar is the Chinese calendar that combines the elements of both the lunar and solar calendars; hence it i... (read more) Author: Janice Jenkins

8. Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar May 05, 2007 Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar continues the testimony conclusion section of my first work, Calendars of Creation. Sixteen years ago, I began this section to explain why I chose my personal quest, ancient calendar research of the Holy Bible. I divide Research Summation into four articles with updates that reflect later findings. Ancient people had good reason to worship God and time as one. Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar Clark Nelson 1466 wds Article URL: http://www.timeemits.com/tat/Research_Summation_AC.htm Research Summation Antediluvian Calendar The... (read more) Author: Clark Nelson

9. Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas January 07, 2007 Millions of Orthodox Christians from Russia and the Balkans to Ethiopia are celebrating Christmas Sunday, marking the birth of Jesus on the Julian calendar. In Moscow, President Vladimir Putin issued a statement congratulating worshippers. He called Christmas "a time for charity, mercy and attention to all those in need of sympathy, help and care." In a Christmas eve address, Russian Patriarch Alexy noted church growth since the fall of communism, while bemoaning what he called violence and cruelty in the world. Serbian Patriarch Pavle called on Serbs to overcome internal divisions, and urge... (read more)

10. Russian Holidays October 16, 2006 The most important Russian holiday is New Year’s Day – January 1st. During the Soviet era, people were not allowed to celebrate Christmas, so New Year’s became the most important holiday. New Year’s is a public holiday while Christmas is more of a private family holiday. Happy New Year in Russian is ‘Snovum Godom.’ Russian Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. This is the equivalent day to December 25 in the old Russian calendar.Russians also celebrate ‘Catholic Christmas’ on December 25th and the old Russian New Year’s Day of January 14th in the Julian calendar, which they u... (read more) Author: John Kunkle

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