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Calendar Dates From Around the World
Find a calendar template you can use for your calendar. You are going to be finding all kinds of interesting and fun information to note on your calendar.
Do a little research on the Internet or your local library about different calendars and holidays from around the world.
Pick a few dates you are especially interested in, such as the Chinese New Year; the celebration of Buddha's birth and enlightenment, Wesak; and maybe a couple of major holidays in the Jewish and Hindu calendars.
Read a little further in your research to see what kinds of calendars those countries, religions or cultures use. Decide if it is a lunar calendar, a combination of a lunar and Gregorian (Julian) calendar or just a Gregorian. Or maybe you will see that different calendars are used in different parts of some countries.
Turn to Your Ephemeris to Pinpoint the Date
Get handy with the ephemeris by turning to the phenomena section in the front of the book.
Familiarize yourself with how to find the data that relates to moon and sun sign shifts and changes. For instance, study the moon phases and eclipses section, because you will need this for lunar calendar dates.
Determine which month the Chinese New Year occurs--it will probably be around February. Decide whose procedure you are going to follow for Wesak--the sun in Taurus and moon in Scorpio is the most popular.
Think about the months when winter changes to spring, and when spring changes to summer.
Pick the year for your calendar and turn to the first month in that year that you will be noting a holiday or significant date. Maybe this will be February for the Chinese New Year.
Find the phenomena data in the tables and charts for the 1 or 2 months on this page. If you need to turn back to the front of the book to remember what the different symbols and explanations of the ephemeris data mean, do that as needed.
Find the new moon for the month of the Chinese New Year. This is the date for the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Then go to the next date. Maybe it will be Easter. Easter is this first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring (spring equinox), which is the day the sun enters the sign of Aries.
Keep pinpointing your important dates for your calendar this way, referring back to your original notes of when holidays from other countries are celebrated. Many of these holidays will be new moons. And your equinoxes and solstices for the years will be at appropriate sun sign changes.
Type in all your newfound dates into their proper place on your calendar. Proofread and check your dates and times with your ephemeris and other calendar facts. Print up your new calendar, adding photos and attractive illustrations, and send out to your friends and family for gifts.