Public Holidays
Your calendar says it's a regular Monday, but everyone else is off. Or maybe it's cluttered with holidays you don’t even celebrate. Whether you're ...
Published: July 07, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Paying employees correctly for public holidays should be simple; day off, full pay, done. But in reality, it's one of the messiest parts of payroll...
Published: July 07, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Panama knows how to celebrate. From national pride to religious tradition, the country has no shortage of reasons to take a day off. But when it co...
Published: July 06, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Do you still get holiday pay if you're sick on a public holiday? You’re scheduled to be off on a public holiday—but then you get sick. Ma...
Published: July 06, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Public holidays in the UK, also known as bank holidays, are often seen as guaranteed days off. But when it comes to getting paid for them, the rule...
Published: July 06, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
You're waiting for a delivery. Or maybe you're tracking a five-day deadline. But then a public holiday hits, and suddenly your timeline gets fuzzy....
Published: July 06, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Why your iPhone or Outlook calendar isn’t showing public holidays You check your calendar expecting to see a bank holiday or national day...
Published: July 06, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
If you thought India had the most public holidays, you’re not alone. But there’s another country quietly enjoying even more days off each year: Nep...
Published: July 05, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Germany may seem orderly and uniform on the surface, but when it comes to national holidays, things get surprisingly regional. Depending on where y...
Published: July 05, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Australia loves a long weekend, but not all Aussies are getting the same number of days off. Depending on where you live, your public holiday count...
Published: July 05, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Black Friday might be the biggest shopping day in the U.S., but it’s not a federal holiday. That doesn’t stop some states from giving their employe...
Published: July 05, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
How public holidays in Singapore adapt to Islamic lunar dates Singapore’s holiday calendar is a careful balance of its multicultural soci...
Published: July 05, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
Australia is known for its beaches, laid-back lifestyle, and love of a good long weekend. But how many days off do Aussies actually get thanks to p...
Published: July 04, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
The U.S. might be known for its work ethic, but that often comes at the cost of time off. When you stack up America’s national holidays against the...
Published: July 04, 2025
Read More
Public Holidays
In the UK, you’ll often hear people talk about bank holidays and public holidays like they’re the same thing. And in most day-to-day conversations,...
Published: July 04, 2025
Read More
Time
You look up from your phone and an hour’s gone. You spend a weekend with friends and it feels like five minutes. But wait for a bus with nothing to...
Published: July 03, 2025
Read More
Timezone
You tell a kid, “We’ll leave in five minutes,” and they sigh like you just said five hours. You blink, and they’ve grown an inch since Tuesday. Som...
Published: July 03, 2025
Read More
Time
You blink and another year is gone. Birthdays come quicker. Holidays feel closer together. Childhood summers stretched forever, but now even weeken...
Published: July 02, 2025
Read More
Time
You set your alarm for 7 a.m. You book a flight that leaves at 8 p.m. These labels feel automatic. But where did they come from? And what do they r...
Published: July 02, 2025
Read More
Time
You wake up, check the clock, and see the sun just rising. That feels normal. But what if your clock followed the stars instead? You’d be off by a ...
Published: July 01, 2025
Read More
Time
When people think of time, they often picture clocks and calendars. But in many faiths, time is more than numbers. It carries meaning, memory, and ...
Published: July 01, 2025
Read More
The new year doesn’t always start in January. In many parts of Asia, the rhythms of time don’t follow a Western clock. Instead, they trace a differ...
Published: July 01, 2025
Read More
Time
You glance at the clock. It ticks forward one second. Sixty of those make a minute, but why? Why not 100? Or 10? We’ve sent people to the moon but ...
Published: June 30, 2025
Read More
Time
You check your phone, and it says 3:42 PM. That time feels exact. Solid. But how do we really know it’s 3:42 PM? What makes that number correct? Me...
Published: June 30, 2025
Read More
Time
You don’t need a smartwatch to feel time pass. You feel it when the light changes, when hunger kicks in, when shadows grow longer. Long before cloc...
Published: June 30, 2025
Read More
Time
The sun rises, the sun sets, and we call that a day. But why do we divide that period into 24 hours? It’s not like the Earth whispered that number ...
Published: June 29, 2025
Read More
Time
You feel it pass when you’re late. You count it in birthdays, meetings, and sunsets. But what exactly is time? Is it something we move through, or ...
Published: June 29, 2025
Read More
Time
Step outside at noon and check the sky. Odds are, the Sun isn’t exactly overhead. In fact, depending on the time of year, it could be surprisingly ...
Published: June 28, 2025
Read More
Timezone
There’s a town in the U.S. where the grocery store is in one time zone and the post office across the street is in another. A remote island split b...
Published: June 28, 2025
Read More
Time
Two people schedule a call for Tuesday at 9 AM. One is in London, the other in Sydney. Seems simple. But when Tuesday rolls around, someone’s eatin...
Published: June 28, 2025
Read More
Moon
The Moon changes shape and schedule all month long. Some nights it’s bold and bright. Other times, it’s barely a sliver or nowhere in sight. If you...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Moon
The Moon feels like it glides across the sky on its own schedule. Sometimes it's out during the day. Sometimes at night. But why does it rise and s...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Moon
You’re out late or up early, and the Moon hangs low on the horizon. Then, just like that, it’s gone. This quiet moment has a name: moonset. It happ...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Moon
There’s something unreal about the Moon dipping below the horizon. The light is soft, the sky changes fast, and everything feels still. Capturing t...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Moon
You notice the Moon sinking toward the horizon and wonder - can I guess when it’ll vanish tomorrow? You don’t need charts or apps to get close. Jus...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Time
Ever noticed how summer days seem to stretch on forever, while winter evenings sneak up before dinner? You're not imagining things. There's a simpl...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Time
Twice a year, the Sun stands still. Not literally, of course, but that’s how it appears from Earth. These moments mark the solstices. Then there ar...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Timezone
Step into certain parts of the world and you'll find something curious: clocks that don’t stick to the usual full-hour offsets. Instead of being, s...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Timezone
At 6 a.m. in India’s far eastern states, the sun is already high in the sky. Schoolkids in Assam are yawning through first period while folks in Gu...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Timezone
You're flying from New York to Tokyo. The ticket says you leave at 2 PM and arrive the next day at 5 PM. Wait, what? That’s a 15-hour flight, but t...
Published: June 27, 2025
Read More
Moon
You’ve probably looked up at the night sky and watched the Moon slowly climb above the horizon. Maybe you’ve even noticed that it doesn’t always ap...
Published: June 26, 2025
Read More
Moon
The Moon rising above the horizon is one of those quiet moments that somehow feels bigger than it is. It’s simple. It’s slow. And it’s surprisingly...
Published: June 26, 2025
Read More
Sun
The sun sinks slowly, brushing the sky with streaks of fire and gold. It's one of those rare moments when the world feels still. If you've ever sto...
Published: June 25, 2025
Read More
Sun
The sun drops low. Colors stretch across the sky. Something in us softens. Sunsets aren’t just pretty - they hit a nerve. They speak in symbols. Th...
Published: June 25, 2025
Read More
Sun
You’ve probably looked up at a glowing sky and thought, how can this be real? Orange clouds. Crimson light. Sometimes even a flash of green. It fee...
Published: June 25, 2025
Read More
Moon
The Moon is more than just a glowing circle in the sky. It keeps time, pulls tides, and stirs up wonder. But when it’s time for it to vanish beneat...
Published: June 25, 2025
Read More
Moon
You look up one night and there it is - big, bright, and hanging high. The next night? Gone before you even finish dinner. The Moon doesn’t keep a ...
Published: June 25, 2025
Read More
Sun
You’ve just watched the sun slip below the horizon. The colors are fading, and you wonder - How long until it’s actually dark? Not just “kind of du...
Published: June 24, 2025
Read More
Sun
There’s something magical about watching the sky change colors as the day begins or ends. Whether it’s the golden stretch before sunrise or the dee...
Published: June 24, 2025
Read More
Sun
The sky puts on a free show every evening, and we can’t help but stop and stare. Whether you're stuck in traffic or walking your dog, a fiery sunse...
Published: June 24, 2025
Read More
Sun
Every culture watches the sun drop - and feels something. That slow descent means more than just the end of a day. Around the world, the setting su...
Published: June 22, 2025
Read More
Sun
There’s something about sunrise that feels sacred. Maybe it’s the stillness. Maybe it’s the slow light pushing back the dark. Across cultures and c...
Published: June 21, 2025
Read More
Sun
There’s something about catching the first light of day from a high place. It’s quiet. It’s peaceful. And for a few minutes, everything feels just ...
Published: June 20, 2025
Read More
Sun
The sun always rises in the east. But not everywhere sees it at the same time. Somewhere on Earth gets the first light of the new day - every day. ...
Published: June 20, 2025
Read More
Sun
Ever notice how the sunrise time keeps changing? One week you're sipping coffee in daylight, and the next it’s pitch black outside. That’s no accid...
Published: June 18, 2025
Read More
Sun
You’ve probably heard it: That loud, proud “cock-a-doodle-doo” breaking the quiet of early morning. Roosters seem to know exactly when the sun’s ab...
Published: June 17, 2025
Read More
Sun
You’re up early. The world is still dark. But then - just barely - you start to see shapes form. Trees get outlines. The sky turns a quiet blue. Th...
Published: June 13, 2025
Read More