Seasons, celestial revolutions, weather patterns, disease, birth, and death patters - many environmental factors contribute to upholding the concept of cyclical time. The Chinese exemplify a group of people who believe that time is cyclical. They observe a sexegenary calendar. This calendar represents sixty years, beginning with year one, ending with the year sixty, and beginning once more with year one when the mini-cycle of sixty years is completed. ... In fact, the Gregorian Calendar, by which much of the North American continent abides, has its deepest roots in religion - most calendars d...

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