Friday, March 16, 2007

Jewish , Christian and Muslim Calenders

Jewish, Christian and Muslim calendars are all unique in format. The Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar which is governed by both solar and lunar cycles. The Muslim calendar is a lunar calendar which is governed by lunar cycles. The Christian calendar is a solar calendar which is governed by solar cycles.
“The Islamic year comes to approximately 354 days” (Bell, 103), the Christian calendar 365 days (except for 1 less in day leap years) and the Jewish calendar has no set number of days but repeats in an 235 month cycle over a course of 19 years. The months in a year usually number at 12 but every two to three years one month will be added to make 13.The one month is added every two to three years is to make up for approximately 11 days difference between the solar and lunar cycles that this calendar connects and follows.

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