Posts Tagged ‘astronomy’

Apocalyptic Dates

Predicting the end of the world has probably been going on since man started thinking, whenever that was. It is warned about in Revelations in the Bible, so that must be about 2,000 years ago.

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Christianity’s Holy Days

Christmas - is the celebration of Jesus' birthday. Although the precise date of his birth is unknown, December 25th was most likely selected because it coincided with a pagan mid-winter festival. The 'Twelve Days Of Christmas'' mark the days between Christmas and Epiphany (January 6th), which was the day of the wise men's visit.

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Astronomy – Important Dates BC

There is no doubt that astronomy is the oldest science and there is also no doubt that astronomy was being studied by everyone, not only the wise men, thousands and thousands of years ago.

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Interesting Facts about Astronomy

Astronomy is an interesting science to most people because it is filled with loads of astronomy fun facts. Everything from the size and temperature of our own star, the Sun, to the make-up of distant planets has been recorded. All of this information can be retold to entertain and enlighten people.

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Millennium Predictions

A lot of people predicted that the start of the new Millennium, the year 2000 would be the date of the apocalypse. However, fortunately, they were very wide of the mark.

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Gifts – 5 Top Tips

It is a global custom to give gifts on such occasions as birthdays and wedding days, but after that is where the regions start to differ. Britons and people tracing their history back there give presents on Christmas Day as well.

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The Chinese Lunar Calendar

Prior to their implementation of the Western solar calendar system, the Chinese almost exclusively followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival days. Although people in China today use the Western calendar for almost all business, governmental and practical matters of daily life, the old system still serves as the basis for working out many seasonal holidays. This coexistence of two calendar systems has long been accepted by the people of China.

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Looking For A Hobby How About Astronomy

Did you know that astronomy and space is really all about education. Did you also know that astronomy is also one of the oldest subject's of study for man kind? To be straight about it, astronomy is one of the oldest sciences that has ever been studied. So the study of our universe is not new but you should remember that astronomy is a science. This is a science for everyone. And, astronomy is a field about which most of the world knows very little.

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Creating A Promotional Strategy

Even if you were to invent something earth-shattering, you would not earn any money out of it if you left the invention on your desk. The only way you can turn a profit from it is by selling it and in order to accomplish this, you have to inform people that it exists, that it is for sale and where they may get it from. In other words, you have to advertise it.

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Minor Holidays And Occasions In The USA

Hereunder is a directory of minor holidays and occasions in the United States. Some of them are virtually unknown, and others are quite obscure.

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