Different Calendars for Different Communities

The time is changing rapidly so is the technology, now we have numerous tools for the same purpose and each better then the other. There was a time, when people depend on movements of sun and moon  in order to know about date and days of a month.

Then, the advancement in technology introduces the method to record data for further use and now different app stores have numerous applications for the same purpose. Islamic calendar by Quran Reading is one of the apps featuring two different calendars includes Hijri and Gregorian followed by different communities. You can get this beautiful application using the links below:

Get Islamic Calendar for Android Users | Get Islamic Calendar for iPhone Users

The post now will continue with details about different calendars being followed by different communities throughout the world. There are three different types of calendars includes, Solar, Lunar and LuniSolar designed for particular purposes on different times. Although people find it convenient to go with Solar the Gregorian calendar but still there are number of places and people who are followers of other two versions. Below are the details about calendars and their followers.

Solar Calendar / Gregorian Calendar

The most followed calendar of the world as explained before. It completely based upon the relationship between a sun and a earth. Sun completes one circle around the earth in 365.242 days include 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds. It accumulate 4 times makes 1 day after 4 years added in a month of February. Europe or people from the west originate this calendar as they give importance to day time because of their Mediterranean climate,  they can’t produce enough food from agriculture so they need to need to hunt animals or find nature resources outside.

Lunar Calendar / Islamic Calendar

The second most used calendar after solar. It completely based upon different phases of moon and moon circle around earth. Lunar calendar is ten day less then the previous one because moon completes its one circle around earth in 355-356 days, contains 12 months of 29 to 30 days each. Islam gave great significance to worship in nights because of which Muslims select Lunar movement for their calendar. It is most followed by Arab countries and Muslims around the world in order to know important religious dates and different Islamic events.

                                                     Lunisolar Calendar

The third and least famous version of the calendar but still in use at different places in china. It is also based upon lunar movement make 12 months of total 354.336 days in a year. As the name shows it is a combination of lunar and solar therefore it also to place importance on solar one. After every 3^rd year lunisolar calendar adds 30 days to it that make it equals t to solar calendar. China has many inherited conditions to develop abundant agricultural economy, so they gave importance to sun for daily life, at the same time, they have proper routines for rain and planting that is feasible for the moon circulation, so they took both.