The
Gregorian Calendar :
The
Gregorian calendar is today's internationally accepted civil calendar and is also
known as the Western or Christian calendar.
The
Julian Calendar :
The
Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE and replaced the
Roman calendar.
The
Roman Calendar :
The
Roman calendar is the ancestor of our modern calendar. Some of its features are
still in use today.
The
Chinese Calendar :
China
and many Chinese communities around the world use the Chinese calendar for
traditional purposes.
The
Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar that is used to determine important
festival dates, such as Chinese New Year.
Mayan
Calendar :
The
Maya calendar is a system of three interlacing calendars and almanacs which was
used by several cultures in Central America, most famously the Maya
civilization
Hindu
Calendar :
The
Hindu calendar offers both lunar and solar time reckoning. To keep the two in
sync, months and days are frequently added or omitted
Islamic
Calendar :
As an
observational lunar calendar, the traditional Islamic Hijri calendar does not
have leap years. However, some countries and Muslim communities use a
rule-based version with leap years called the Tabular Islamic calendar.
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