Current astronomical predictions indicate that the Islamic New Year dates should fall on Wednesday June 25 in the UAE, which ...

Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is approximately 354 or 355 days long, which is about 10 to 12 days shorter than the solar ...

I f the black basalt landscape does not immediately point to Suwayda’s idiosyncrasy, the fluttering Venezuelan flags do. The ...

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria during the week of March 21 marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...

Amid preparations to open a Williamsburg outpost of her cult-favorite Thai restaurant, the chef shares her Songkran ...

Pohela Baisakh, the Bengali New Year, falls on April 15. Celebrations occur in Bengal, Tripura, and Bangladesh. The day marks ...

The Bengali New Year, or Pohela Boishakh, as traditionally called by the Bengali community members, marks the first day of ...

It all started with a king’s command and the struggles of farmers. But over time, Pohela Boishakh became much more than just a calendar fix—it turned into a celebration of people, pride, and protest.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

In a challenge to Syria's new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias.

It is also a moment of reverence, as people seek blessings for peace, happiness, and abundance in the year ahead. The Tamil New Year is aligned with the movement of the Sun. It begins when the Sun ...