The Hebrew calendar (along with the Tibetan, Hindu and Chinese calendars), in comparison, is far more complicated and maintains harmony with both the solar and lunar cycles.

The Hebrew calendar, which governs the dates of Hanukkah and every other Jewish holiday, is meant to keep in sync with the seasons that are created by Earth's orbit around the sun—but it also ...

It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the ...

That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles. But the Gregorian calendar established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 defines one year by the time it takes for Earth to ...

This method dates back to early Christian efforts to align the holiday with Jewish Passover, which follows the Hebrew lunar calendar.

Hanukkah means "dedication" in Hebrew. It's usually in December, but the dates change every year since Judaism follows a lunar calendar. The national menorah lit in Washington, DC, is 30 feet tall ...

Based on the Hebrew lunar calendar, Jesus is believed to have been crucified around Passover. According to the Gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the Sunday which followed the Passover.

That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles. But the Gregorian calendar established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 defines one year by the time it takes for Earth to ...

It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the ...