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Fun fact: The arabic calendar which is based on Moon movements used to have an extra month every four(?) years to adjust the season changes. It was called Nasi
by msoad 12y ago
Fun fact:
The arabic calendar which is based on Moon movements used to have an extra month every four(?) years to adjust the season changes. It was called Nasi' month. But after a Quran Sura published that prohibited this month Arabic calendar lost it's accuracy for seasons.[1]
The Iranian Calendar that is based on sun movements was safe from this Sura because it didn't have an extra month but an extra day each five years.[2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi%27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi%27
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendars
- cauterized 12y agoThe Hebrew calendar (also lunar) still does this - a leap month in (IIRC) 7 out of every 19 years.