Around the World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2021
Summary
Includes Calendars; Dates and Time Zones
When it comes to knowing what time it is at any given moment in any specific country or finding out about holiday or special dates around the world, you’ll find what you are looking for in the suggestions below.
Calendars And Dates
www.timeanddate.com
This not only has a world clock, time zone maps and calculators but also printable calendars for any country in any year. Each calendar highlights main holidays and observances with the option to add major Jewish, Muslim and Hindu holidays and observances.
Calendars around the world
www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-use-their-own-calendar.html
Provides a list of countries using their own calendar and a brief history.
Awareness days calendar
www.gogivers.org/free-stuff/awareness-days-calendar
Provides a free calendar of awareness days and religious holidays and observances.
Historical anniversaries calendar
www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/9676/historical-anniversaries-calendar
The Historical Association has produced a historical anniversaries calendar. It is a great way to get children and young people interested in a subject or to raise awareness about a particular issue.
Time, time zones and Greenwich Mean Time
www.greenwichmeantime.com
Find out what Greenwich Mean Time is, plus the time and time zone for every country and area of the world. It includes the fascinating history of the calendar systems in use around the world. Select Articles and then Calendars. Here you will also find articles on clocks, time standards and time as a concept.
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