solar calendar
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It is based on an ancient horoscope with roots in the solar calendar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023
Unquestionably, the festival originated in the font of ancient East Asian culture, China, which has always marked the inauguration of a new year by the lunar rather than the solar calendar.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
The nation follows a solar calendar, and Christmas, known as Genna, is observed on Jan. 7.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Other analysts say the sarsen stones may have served as a giant solar calendar so that people knew the time of year.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
The change from the lunar to the solar calendar caused an uproar.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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