The traditional Chinese calendar is lunisolar, which means that it calculates dates according to astronomical phenomena. But the Chinese only use it for their traditi… See more

The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in the mainland southeast Asian countries. The calendars share a common lineage, but they also have mino… See more

The official calendar of the Byzantine Empire was based on the Julian calendar, with the exception that the year started on September 1. Year One, the supposed date of creation, … See more

With a solar calendar that begins on August 29 or 30 and derives from the Egyptian calendar, the Ethiopian calendar has a gap of seven-eight years compared to the Gregorian … See more

The year number on the Jewish calendar is a representation of the years since creation. This year was arrived at by doing some biblical math acrobatics; the year does not m… See more