Question

why are we following hindu calendar

Answer 1

Hindu calendar is a collective term for the various lunisolar calendars .... months, and south for 6 months. The Vikrami calendar is named after king Vikramaditya and starts in 57 BCE.

Answer 2

Hindu calendar is a collective term for the various lunisolar calendars traditionally used in India. They adopt a similar underlying concept for timekeeping, but differ in their relative emphasis to moon cycle or the sun cycle and the names of months and when they consider the New Year to start. Of the various regional calendars, the most studied and known Hindu calendars are the Vikrami calendar (Bikrami) found in northern, western and central regions of the Indian subcontinent, Tamil calendar found in the south, and the Bengali calendar found in the east – all of which emphasize the lunar cycle, their new year starts in spring, with their heritage dating back to 1st millennium BCE. That is why we follow hindu Calendar