Hanukkah—also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew—is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

While January 1 marks the start of the New Year in most parts of the world following the Gregorian calendar, many cultures ...

Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

That doesn’t sound like much, but those minutes add up to days over time. Pope Gregory XIII solved this problem in 1582 when he came up with the Gregorian calendar we use today, the most widely used ...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said, "Why would Joe Biden schedule Hanukkah on the same day as Christmas? I'll tell ...

We take a moment to wish a Happy Hanukkah — the Festival of Lights — to members of the Jewish community in the area. Hanukkah ...

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...

The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak, Christ the Saviour Cathedral pastor, holds an Icon containing a relic of St.

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...

In Ethiopia, time truly feels like it stands still in a fascinating way. This beautiful East African country follows its own ...

Hanukkah is a festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and the subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the ...