Calendar and Holidays
By some estimates, humans have been tracking the seasons and the movements of the stars for more than 6,000 years. Sites from Egypt to England have (speculatively) been related to these ancient methods of keeping time. Infoplease is happy to provide you with some more modern methods of timekeeping. Check out our different calendars, and find out more about the history of modern dates and times.
Calendars
Infoplease has calendars for current and previous years, history of the calendar, leap year, time zones, and Chinese, lunar, Jewish, and other calendars
Major Holidays
History, traditions, and dates of religious and secular holidays, Chinese New Year, Jewish, Hindu, Islamic holidays, and more
Other Holidays
Dates and history of state holidays, birthstones, and wedding anniversary gift list
Holidays in America
The dates, history, and traditions of the major holidays listed by month
Perpetual Calendar
View any month, any year, in the Gregorian calendar and find events and holidays for each day
Clocks
Info on water, pendulum, quartz, and mechanical clocks, and sundials
Seasons, Months, Days
The meaning of the days of the weeks and months, the reasons for the seasons, daylight saving time, and astrological signs
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