Answers To: Festivals And Full Moons

By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
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  1. A, 3; B, 4; C, 1; D, 2

  2. False. Calendars in environments such as Sweden and Finland, where the end of winter is a major event, were based upon the seasons of the year.

  3. C. The Julian calendar was a sweeping reform implemented by Julius Caesar. It is still the calendar of Eastern Orthodox churches, and runs approximately thirteen days behind the Gregorian.

  4. A, 2; B, 1; C, 3

  5. True. The Hijrah is a lunar-based calendar. With a lunation being twenty-nine and one-half days long, the lunar year has 354 days -- eleven days less than a solar year.

  6. True. At 35.8 hours, the Belgian workweek is one of the shortest in the world.

  7. C. Friday is the Muslim Holy Day, and in Islamic countries such as Bahrain, most practicing Muslims take off Thursday and Friday.

  8. True. However, Hanukkah begins at sundown on the evening prior to the 24th.

  9. The Eagle is not one of the twelve. The other animals are the Horse, Ox, Sheep (or Goat), Dog, and Pig (or Boar).

  10. A, 3; B, 2; C, 1