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Jewish And Israeli Holidays 2000–2050
__NOTOC__ This is an almanac-like listing of major Jewish holidays from 2000 to 2050. All Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date shown. On holidays marked "*", Jews are not permitted to work. Because the Hebrew calendar is governed by precise mathematical rules and no longer relies at all on observation, it is possible to provide the date in the Gregorian calendar that a holiday will fall on for the future. 5760s (2000s) 5760 (1999–2000) *Saturday, September 11: Rosh HaShanah* *Monday, September 20: Yom Kippur* *Saturday, September 25: Sukkot* *Saturday, October 2: Shemini Atzeret* *Sunday, October 3: Simchat Torah* *Saturday, December 4: Hanukkah *Saturday, January 22: Tu Bishvat *Tuesday, March 21: Purim *Wednesday, March 22: Shushan Purim *Thursday, April 20: Pesach* *Tuesday, May 2: Yom HaShoah *Tuesday, May 9: Yom HaZikaron *Wednesday, May 10: Yom Ha'atzmaut *Tuesday, May 23: Lag B'Omer *Friday, June 2: Yom Yerushalayim *Friday, June 9: Shavuot* *Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almanac
An almanac (also spelled ''almanack'' and ''almanach'') is an annual publication listing a set of current information about one or multiple subjects. It includes information like weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and other tabular data often arranged according to the calendar. Celestial figures and various statistics are found in almanacs, such as the rising and setting times of the Sun and Moon, dates of eclipses, hours of high and low tides, and religious festivals. The set of events noted in an almanac may be tailored for a specific group of readers, such as farmers, sailors, or astronomers. Etymology The etymology of the word is disputed. The earliest documented use of the word in any language is in Latin in 1267 by Roger Bacon, where it meant a set of tables detailing movements of heavenly bodies including the Moon. It has been suggested that the word ''almanac'' derives from a Greek word meaning ''calendar''. However, that word appears o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5770 (2009–2010)
__NOTOC__ Year 577 ( DLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 577 for this year has been used since early medieval times, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Sassanid War: A Byzantine expeditionary force under command of Justinian (''magister militum'') invades Caucasian Albania, launching raids across the Caspian Sea against the Persians. * Summer – Tiberius, Byzantine co-ruler (''Caesar''), establishes a naval base at Derbent on the Caspian Sea to construct a Byzantine fleet (approximate date). * Winter – Maurice is appointed commander-in-chief of the Byzantine army in the East. He succeeds Justinian, despite complete lack of military experience. Europe * Battle of Deorham: The Anglo-Saxons under Ceawlin of Wessex invade the lower Severn Valley, and defeat the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5782 (2021–2022)
__NOTOC__ Year 578 ( DLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 578 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Sassanid War: A Byzantine army under command of Maurice (''magister militum per Orientem'') invades Upper Mesopotamia, and raids on both sides of the Tigris. He deports 70,000 captives from Hyrcania to Cyprus, and installs military colonists to guard the strategic locations. * October 5 – Emperor Justin II dies after several periods of insanity. On the advice of his wife Sophia, he has raised his general Tiberius to the rank of co-emperor (''Caesar''). From December 574 he has ruled jointly with Sophia, and now succeeds them as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Asia * Summer – Emperor Wu Di engages in mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5780 (2019–2020)
__NOTOC__ Year 578 ( DLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 578 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Sassanid War: A Byzantine army under command of Maurice (''magister militum per Orientem'') invades Upper Mesopotamia, and raids on both sides of the Tigris. He deports 70,000 captives from Hyrcania to Cyprus, and installs military colonists to guard the strategic locations. * October 5 – Emperor Justin II dies after several periods of insanity. On the advice of his wife Sophia, he has raised his general Tiberius to the rank of co-emperor (''Caesar''). From December 574 he has ruled jointly with Sophia, and now succeeds them as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Asia * Summer – Emperor Wu Di engages in mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
