As i sat in front of the TV last night, smoking a great cigar (the first i've had in a while), enjoying the peace and calm that every night of ramadhan seems to provide, i began to think about the Muslim calendar. Its essentially a lunar-based calendar, similar to what the Chinese use. That's why ramadhan starts approximately 11 days earlier each year -- the lunar calendar runs faster than our normal Gregorian calendar system.
Am i the only one who finds it interesting that we lead our lives based on a calendar system that was initially promulgated by the Catholic church in 1582? The wonders of British imperialism, i suppose. :)
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