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  2. List of month-long observances - Wikipedia

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    National Bike Month. National Military Appreciation Month. National Foster Care Month [26] National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month. South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness Month.

  3. 12 (number) - Wikipedia

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    Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by the numbers 2, 3, 4, and 6 . It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems of timekeeping, including the Western calendar and units of time of day, and frequently appears in the world's major religions.

  4. Dozen - Wikipedia

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    Dozen. A box of a dozen doughnuts. A dozen (commonly abbreviated doz or dz) is a grouping of twelve . The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive integer groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the Moon, or months, in a cycle of the Sun, or year. Twelve is convenient because it has a maximal number of divisors ...

  5. History of calendars - Wikipedia

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    The months of these calendars begin on the day with the new moon, with 12 or 13 months (lunations) in a year. The intercalary month is placed at the end of the year. In Qin China, the Qin calendar (simplified Chinese: 秦历; traditional Chinese: 秦曆) was introduced. It follows the rules of Zhuanxu's calendar, but the months order follows ...

  6. December - Wikipedia

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    December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December, from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. December’s name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, which began in March.

  7. Julian calendar - Wikipedia

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    Julian. 17 May 2024. The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers).

  8. March - Wikipedia

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    March. March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in ...

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    24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... For the first time in three months, ... Inflation has come down, but isn’t back to manageable levels, as grocery store prices still induce sticker ...