Almanaque/calendario

[poli]

I think the terms are interchangable in some countries and distinct in others, but I am not completely sure. I would like to see some input in the forum regarding these two terms. I have alway used almanaque to mean calendar, but apparently in Mexico the term best translation is calendario.

[Elaina]

I've heard both but mostly "almanaque". At one point I was wondering if they were similar in meaning to Calendar and Almanac.......

Come to think of it, I'm still wondering!

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I have almost never heard "almanaque" in Mexico, but when it's used, it's very commonly a syonym for "calendario".

However a "calendario" only shows the month and day, but an "almanaque" also contains data like holidays (official and religious), information on the saint name of the day, the phases of the moon...
I have also seen the word "almanaque" used for a yearbook with economic and political data.