The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Every four years, an extra day is added to the calendar, But even with leap day, the math doesn't exactly, well, math.

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in mid-February to honor past U.S. presidents. Locally, it's part of ...

The original Roman calendar divided the year from March to December into 10 months of either 29 or 31 days, based on lunar ...

The U.S. Postal Service, banks, the stock market and most schools will be closed on Presidents Day. Most retail and grocery ...

Well, Christmas has come and gone. All in all, and only speaking for myself, it wasn’t a bad holiday. The celebrations were festive, people seemed to be in a cheerful mood, and the museum ...

Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what to know about the holiday.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In 2026, Easter will be April 5 based on the Gregorian calendar and April 12 based on the Julian calendar. Why isn't Easter on a set day? According to ...

Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...