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...und the world, who have adopted the [[lunar calendar]] for their religious observances. Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full m ...ifying "fast day".<ref name=r1/> Generally shops and businesses are closed on Poya days, and the sale of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] and [[meat]] is forbi ...

{{Short description|Fourth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars}} | colspan=3 | Source: [[JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System]] ...

...n calendar]], list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: * [[List of calendars]] ...

...marked in some Asian countries where [[Theravada Buddhism]] is practiced. On this day, each monk ([[Pali]]: ''[[bhikkhu]]'') must come before the commun ...on-line at http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe13/sbe1313.htm. The chapter on Pavarana Day, "Fourth Khandhaka (The Parâvanâ Ceremony)," is available at h ...

...is the middle of the winter. The term is attested in the [[early Germanic calendars]] where it was a period or a day which may have been determined by a [[luni ...ried due to the use of a [[lunisolar calendar]], or it may have been based on a week system tied to the astronomical [[winter solstice]].{{sfn|Nordberg|2 ...

...}}; {{Lang-vi-hantu|陰曆}}) is a [[lunisolar calendar]] that is mostly based on the lunisolar [[Chinese calendar]]. As [[Vietnam]]'s official calendar has ...f Vietnam]], the following dynasties established their own calendars based on Chinese prototypes, and every subsequent dynasty had appointed officers to ...

{{short description|Eleventh month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...Epulum Jovis]] was held on November 13 and [[Brumalia]] celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar ...

{{Short description|Seventh month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} It is on average the warmest month in most of the [[Northern Hemisphere]], where it ...

|observances = ...is the last day of the old year. Houses and villages are properly cleaned on the first day. Perfume, water and flowers are also prepared for the Lao New ...

{{for|the month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars|February}} ...upright=1.2|Drawing of the month of February ''(Mensis Februarius)'' based on the [[Calendar of Philocalus]] (354 AD), with a caption explaining that bec ...

{{short description|Twelfth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...was held on December 23, and the dies natalis of [[Sol Invictus]] was held on December 25. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar ...

{{Short description|1st month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...31 days. The first day of the month is known as [[New Year's Day]]. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the [[Northern Hemisp ...

...]] derived. It was followed by ''[[Februarius]]'' ("[[February]]"). In the calendars of the [[Roman Republic]], ''Ianuarius'' had 29 days. Two days were added w ...hould make an auspicious gesture ''(auspiciandi causa)'' of beginning work on everything they wanted to get done that year.<ref name="Scullard1981" />{{r ...

...tival]]s. As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on [[lunar calendar]]s (the [[Chinese calendar]] is a lunisolar calendar while ...posts/from-1996-to-1998-hari-raya-aidilfitri-and-chinese-new-year-occurred-on-the-same/10157577048133754/|title=HISTORY - Posts|last=|first=|date=|websit ...

...he month: the [[Nones (calendar)|Nones]] (''Nonae,'' 5th or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the [[Ides (calendar)|Ides]] (''Idūs,'' 13th or 1 ...unding or rededication, sometimes thought of as the "birthday" of a deity. On a ''[[dies religiosus]]'', individuals were not to undertake any new activi ...

| observances = .../kathina-fest-in-a-cave|url-status=live}}</ref> Vassa is observed starting on the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, and the ...

{{short description|Third month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...(season)|spring]] occurs on the first day of March. The [[March equinox]] on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hem ...

{{short description|Ninth month in the Gregorian and Julian calendars}} ...isphere, the beginning of the meteorological [[Spring (season)|spring]] is on 1 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/g ...

{{short description|Second month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...ns "purification", via the purification ritual {{lang|la|[[Februa]]}} held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar [[Roman calendar]]. January and Fe ...

{{short description|Eighth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}} ...lcanalia]] on August 23, [[Opiconsivia]] on August 25, and [[Volturnalia]] on August 27. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.< ...