Important festivals were at the same time as the major events of the agricultural calendar, including a harvest festival of thanksgiving.

As the Pleiades are primarily winter stars, they feature prominently in the ancient agricultural calendar.

However, the traditional calendar has also come to be known as the agricultural calendar.

Key festivals coincided with the major events of the agricultural calendar, including a harvest festival of thanksgiving.

Another important period for the agricultural calendar is that of the ploughing.

Common cropping required adherence to an agricultural calendar.

Traditional Mizo social gatherings revolve around the agricultural calendar.

Therefore, the agricultural calendar of India is governed by Monsoon.

The 12 animals are also linked to traditional Chinese agricultural calendar, which runs alongside the better known lunar calendar.

Knight and Lomas also claimed year round alignments allowed the site to be used as an agricultural calendar.