Cultures that use other calendar systems also account for leap years, in slightly different ways. Chinese and Hindu calendars feature leap months, rather than leap days. The Islamic calendar ...

Diwali always falls some time between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon. In 2024, Diwali is on Friday 1 November. Rama and Sita ...

Even for Samarth’s this ekadashi is observed during the leap month of the Hindu calendar. ‘Adika’ or ‘Adhika’ maas is an extra month that occurs once in every 2-3 years. The Vaishnava Padmini Ekadashi ...

It usually falls on January 14 (January 15 on a leap year). Unlike most other holidays in Hinduism, which are determined according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, this festival is reckoned ...