May is named after the earth goddess, Maia. June is named after Juno, the goddess of marriage and childbirth. July was named ...

Most of the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims – roughly a quarter of the Earth’s people – observe the rites of Ramadan annually, ...

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Here are just a few of the National Days to have fun with for the week of Oct. 6-12: Sunday, Oct. 6 National Coaches Day No ...

Some are words you may hear every day in Hawaii, but you’re not quite sure what they mean. Or perhaps you will be traveling to Japan and want to brush up on your Japanese or just want to learn a ...

The first day of fall, also known as the autumnal equinox, is Sunday, Sept. 22, at 8:44 a.m. ET. While the equinox is known ...

Characteristic of this system is the cyclical nature, with the Mayan calendar featuring three common cycles: the Long Count, Tzolk’in (260-day) and the 365-day, solar-based Haab’. Combined ...