Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the ...

As-salamu alaykum, a greeting among Muslims that translates to peace be upon you, is how Sen. Yasmin Trudeau began recent testimony for her bill that would establish Eid al-Fitr and ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is a time of fasting, reflection, prayer and community for Muslims around the world.

February kicks off what astronomers call “galaxy season” in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of year offers the best ...

Many wonderful treats are offered during the Lunar New Year to usher in a sweet life for the year ahead: rice cakes and sesame balls, sweet dumplings and pineapple tarts, candied fruits and seeds.

For those of us who follow the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s was just over a month ago (though it feels like it’s been a ...

the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, meaning it incorporates both lunar and solar elements. Each month begins on the new moon, and a full cycle of twelve lunar months makes up a year. However ...

Lunar New Year started Wednesday and lasts until next month's Lantern Festival ... Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar ...