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Calendars: Organizing Our Days Since Ancient Times
Learn how calendars help organize our days and prevent confusion when scheduling meetings and activities. We will discusses different types of calendars, such as the Gregorian calendar, religious calendars, national calendars, and fiscal...
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The History of the Calendar
Understanding and tracking time is key to keeping society -- and our lives -- running smoothly. Early civilizations developed calendars with just 300 days in a year. But by 1582, the time it takes for Earth to rotate around the sun was...
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The Chinese Zodiac and Lunar Calendar: A Journey Through Time and Mythology
This video delves into the Gregorian and Chinese lunar calendars, explaining their differences and the lunar calendar's influence on Chinese cultural traditions. It explores the Chinese Zodiac's twelve animal signs and their associated...
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Holiday Kids: History of the Calendar and New Year's Traditions Around the World
This video provides a brief history of the calendar and explores New Year's traditions and customs around the world. The video also discusses the tradition of making New Year's resolutions and the significance of the song "Auld Lang...
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What is New Year – for Managers and Professionals?
To be absolutely clear, when we talk of New Year, what we mean is: The first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. And, because we live in a global economy, almost every country has adopted a calendar promoted by a 16th-century...
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The Modern Calendar: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
Nowadays it's easy to take the calendar for granted -- nations across the world have agreed that (for business purposes) each year is twelve months long. But how did we get this calendar in the first place? Stuff of Genius tells the...
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Holiday Kids: All About Chinese New Year
In this video, the teacher explains the significance and traditions of Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. The video covers topics such as the lunar calendar, the legend behind Chinese New Year, the Chinese Zodiac, the...
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Orthodox Christians get crosses tattoos during Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem
13 May 1. Tilt-down Orthodox Christian pilgrim, Mebrat (only one name given), singing as she is gets tattoo 2. Close of Virgin Mary being done on Mebrat's arm 3. Tilt-down Ethiopian pilgrims watching over as Mebrat is getting a tattoo 4....
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Orthodox Easter service in Bijeljina
Orthodox Christians across the world were celebrating Easter on Sunday, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected more than 2,000 years ago.In the northeastern Bosnian town of Bijeljina, hundreds of faithful attended...
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Why Do We Have Leap Years? The History of Leap Day - FreeSchool
Every now and again you may look at your calendar and realize that February has 29 days again. But why? That extra day is called a leap day, and it only appears in leap years. What on earth is it for? February 29th is added to keep the...
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Sudan's Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
Orthodox Christians in Sudan have been celebrating Christmas. They use a different calendar to Catholics and Protestants so mark the day later than many other Christians. Church bells toll, calling people to mass in Khartoum. Sudan has a...
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Hungry Ghost Festival celebrated in Hong Kong
Hong Kong residents on Sunday took part in a modernised version of the Festival for the Hungry Ghost - a traditional celebration held in various Asian countries to mark the days when restless spirits are said to return to the living. In...
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Armenians take Christmas mass in Iraq
LEADIN: Armenian Orthodox worshippers gathered at Virgin Mary Church of Armenian Orthodox on Saturday to celebrate Christmas Eve in Zakho-Dohuk. STORYLINE: A Christian church in northern Iraq. This is the Church of the Virgin Mary in the...
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Icon painter uses ancient methods
MIDEAST EASTER ICONSSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 3:19SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYValley near Abu Dis, between Jericho and Jerusalem - 4 April 20171. Wide pan of valley between Jerusalem and...
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China prepares to welcome lunar new year
Beijing 1. Various of lion dancers and musicians performing 2. Wide of rabbit doll decoration in Ditan Park 3. Close of rabbit doll 4. Wide of visitors walking under lanterns in Ditan Park 5. Various of stall, people looking at products...
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Serbian Orthodox worshippers attend Mass on Christmas Eve
1. Various of St. Sava church 2. People entering the church 3. Various of priests in church 4. Serbian Patriarch Irinej at the liturgy 5. Patriarch Irinej with priests at the liturgy 6. Worshippers at the liturgy 7. Mid of priests 8....
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Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYJerusalem - 10 April 20151. Egyptian Orthodox pilgrims on Via Dolorosa carrying pictures of Jesus and wooden crosses 2. Sign reading (English/Arabic/Hebrew) "Via...
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Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in Gaza Strip
Orthodox Christians in the Gaza Strip celebrated Christmas on Tuesday. The Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas day on 7 January because they follow the Julian Calendar, which was replaced in Western Europe by the Gregorian calendar...
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WRAP Christmas preparations in Moscow and Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank 1. Scouts marching in Manger Square 2. Drummers marching 3. Scouts marching with flags 4. Pipe band marching 5. Girl scouts marching 6. Close shot of candles, pull out to medium shot 7. Various shots of children...
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Orthodox Christians hold Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City
1. Pilgrims carrying crosses along the Via Dolorosa (latin for "Way of Suffering," a route that at ends at the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection, according to Christian belief) 2....
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Monkeys playing with dreidel, traditional Hanukkah toy, at monkey park
1. Tilt down of young squirrel monkeys at park 2. Zoo keeper taking "dreidels" or spinning toys out of basket 3. Various of squirrel monkeys playing with dreidels 4. Close up on monkey with dreidel on tree 5. More of monkeys playing with...
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Medvedev and Putin attend Orthodox Easter Mass
1. Mid of Russian Patriarch Kirill during Orthodox Easter Mass 2. Wide of faithful holding candles and crossing themselves 3. Wide of Patriarch Kirill blessing the faithful 4. Wide of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with wife Svetlana,...
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Bakers hurry to prepare traditional bread for Orthodox Easter
LEAD IN: Bakers in the small Caucasus country of Georgia are busy in the lead up to Orthodox Easter (8 April). That's because Easter time in Georgia means Paska time. Paska is an Easter bread that's traditionally eaten in Eastern...
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Bakers hurry to prepare traditional bread for Orthodox Easter
LEAD IN: Bakers in the small Caucasus country of Georgia are busy in the lead up to Orthodox Easter (8 April). That's because Easter time in Georgia means Paska time. Paska is an Easter bread that's traditionally eaten in Eastern...