“New Year’s is celebrated in different ways all around the world,” says Jo Hayes, an etiquette expert based in Brisbane, Australia, and founder of EtiquetteExpert.org. From watching the ball ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New York City's Times Square for performances and the ...

People worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year today, which occurs on the second new moon to follow the Winter Solstice.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is one of the most widely celebrated festivals around the world. It's a time filled with hope, traditions, and family reunions. For 2025 ...

BEIJING--Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the ... is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. The snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, follows ...

In every corner of the globe, cultures and communities have their own special New Year's Eve traditions they ... once for every month." Across the world in Fort Kochi, India, an old man effigy ...

In some parts of the world, a new year also means drawing ... in Osaka, Japan. Most New Year practices are built around superstitions and beliefs and the eating of soba noodles is no different.

this year, people have been drawn to the White Snake Temple to pay their respects. In Indonesia, it is celebrated with dragon puppets and drum displays. It is also widely observed by diaspora ...

With spring break just around the corner, students and families will soon be traveling around the country — and the world — ...