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2. List of calendars - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...

3. Advent calendar - Wikipedia

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   He adapted the idea of Lang and hid pictures of figures from biblical stories behind 24 little doors. The calendar starting from December 1st with 24 little doors was finally accepted after 1945. Some calendars had more than one little door per date, with the 24 December often among them.

4. The Langs' Fairy Books - Wikipedia

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   The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851–1933) was an English author, editor, and translator.

5. Category:Calendars - Wikipedia

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   Адыгэбзэ; Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Алтай тил; Anarâškielâ; Ænglisc; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Արեւմտահայերէն; Arpetan

6. History of calendars - Wikipedia

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   The term calendars itself is taken from the calends, the term for the first day of the month in the Roman calendar, related to the verb calare "to call out", referring to the calling or the announcement that the new moon was just seen.

7. Mesoamerican Long Count calendar - Wikipedia

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   For this reason, it is often known as the Maya Long Count calendar. Using a modified vigesimal tally, the Long Count calendar identifies a day by counting the number of days passed since a mythical creation date that corresponds to August 11, 3114 BCE in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [a] The Long Count calendar was widely used on monuments.