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  2. Hobiyee - Wikipedia

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    At Hobiyee, if the crescent moon is seen with its edges pointing upward, it foretells an abundant year of salmon, oolichans (saak), berries and various other foods.The months Buxw-laḵs and X̱saak indicate the end of the winter and the emergence of oolichans in the rivers, the first food supply to arrive when winter resources were depleted (buxw means 'to blow about' and laḵs means ...

  3. Nisga'a - Wikipedia

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    The Nisga’a calendar revolves around harvesting of foods and goods used. [6] The original year followed the various moons throughout the year. [citation needed] Hobiyee: Like a Spoon (February/March). This is the traditional time to celebrate the new year, also known as Hoobiyee. (Variations of spelling include: Hoobiyee, Hobiiyee, Hoobiiyee)

  4. 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 ...

  5. List of Islamic years - Wikipedia

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    For Hijri years since 1297 AH (1879/1881 CE), the Gregorian date of 1 Muharram, the first day of the year in the Islamic calendar, is given. The first Hijri year (AH 1) was retrospectively considered to have begun on the Julian calendar date 15 July 622 (known as the 'astronomical' or 'Thursday' epoch, Julian day 1,948,439) or 16 July 622 (the ...

  6. Category:Nisga'a - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Nisga'a" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. The very best chocolate Advent calendars of the year: Godiva ...

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    The very best chocolate Advent calendars of the year: Godiva, Lindt, Venchi, Reese's and more. Brittany Nims. Updated November 20, 2024 at 4:41 PM.

  8. Month - Wikipedia

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    A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words month and Moon are cognates.The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar months ("lunations") are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days, making for roughly 12.37 such months in one Earth year.

  9. Lunar calendar - Wikipedia

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    A lunisolar calendar was found at Warren Field in Scotland and has been dated to c. 8000 BC, during the Mesolithic period. [2] [3] Some scholars argue for lunar calendars still earlier—Rappenglück in the marks on a c. 17,000 year-old cave painting at Lascaux and Marshack in the marks on a c. 27,000 year-old bone baton—but their findings remain controversial.