CALENDAR	LUNAR/ SOLAR	BEGINNING OF CALENDAR/ BASIS	YEAR ACCORDING TO GREGORIAN CALENDAR	NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION (ACCORDING TO GREGORIAN CALENDAR)
Gregorian	Solar	Based on the birth of Jesus Christ, approx. 2000 years ago	2,000 A.D.	January 1
Chinese	Lunar	Based on the year 2,637 B.C. when Emperor Huangdi invented it	4,636 A.D.	Between January 20 and February 20
Islamic	Lunar	Based on the year 622 A.D., the year of the Prophet Muhammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hegira	1,378 A.D.	Moves backward every year
Hebrew	Lunar	Based on an estimated moment of creation, 3,760 years and 3 months before the birth of Jesus Christ	5, 760 A.D.	September or October