List of calendar related subjects

On this page you will find a list of calendar related subjects that don't fit in any category other than their own.

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2012 / 2011

2012 (MMXII) is a leap year that started on a Sunday. In the Gregorian calendar, it is the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 3rd of the 2010s.

About the Calendar

A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date.

Astronomy:

Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies) & phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, & motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.

Birthdays

In some languages, the word for birthday literally translates as "anniversary". Birthdays are traditionally marked by celebrations including a birthday party or, in some particular cases, a rite of transition.

Birthstones / Month

A birthstone is a gift of a precious material (jewelry, mainly gemstones; themselves traditionally associated with various qualities) that symbolizes the month of birth (in the Gregorian Calendar).

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving time (DST; also summer time in British English—see Terminology) is the practice of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.

Flower of the month

Just as each month has its own gemstone/birthstones, did you know that each month also has its own traditional birth flower appropriate for the month and season. Take a look at a complete list of Birth Flowers and each month they represent.

Friday the 13th Day & Dates

Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, as well as in Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Philippines.

Full Moon Day & Dates

Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent (ecliptic) longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then ...................

Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, & sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" (horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi, or "marker(s) of the hour.") Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include...

Gardening

Gardening is the practice of growing plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, overall appearance, or for their dyes. Useful plants are grown for consumption (vegetables, fruits, herbs, and leaf vegetables) or for medicinal use. A gardener is someone who practices gardening.

Herbs

Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual usage. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. In medicinal or spiritual use any of the parts of the plant might be considered "herbs", including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, resin, root bark, inner bark (cambium), berries and sometimes the pericarp or other portions of the plant.

Equinox

An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) & nox (night), because around the equinox, the night & day have approximately equal...

Name Days

A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name.The custom originated with the Catholic and Orthodox calendar of saints, where believers, named after a particular saint, would celebrate that saint's feast day. In many countries, however...

Four Seasons

• Spring / Spring Holidays / Spring Festivals / Spring Traditions / Summer

• Summer Festivals / List of Summer Foods / Autumn/Fall / List of Fall Foods

• Winter / Winter Holidays / Winter Solstice / List of Winter Festivals

Garden related

National Flowers / Blooming Garden Game / Flower of the month E-Greetings / Healing / National Garden Month / Garden Holidays /Bodyscrubs

The latest Gardening News / Flowers for eating and herbals for healing /

Edible Flowers in the Garden / Common Edible Flowers / Caring for fresh flowers /The Garden Salad / Aromatherapy / A Witches Garden /

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