It’s not paranoia—it’s ~precaution~. When it comes to ushering in a new 365 days though, there are plenty of popular traditions from around the world that might just bring you good luck and ...

Opening presents while spending time with loved ones has been part of many families' traditions on Christmas Day for generations. So has watching basketball. While families around the world ...

Advent translates to coming. In the 19th century, the tradition of counting down to Christmas four Sundays before the festivities began became popular. Later, Gerhard Lang commercialised the idea ...

Although much of the world festively rings in the new year each December 31, we don’t all celebrate the same way. In the United States, we all know the traditions: the ball drop at Times Square, ...

The clock strikes midnight, a new year begins, and across the globe, various traditions and rituals are practiced to invite good luck for the next 365 days. For an auspicious start to the next 12 ...

Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago. On the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, a colorful menorah lights ...

Psychologist Jo Hemmings said: “Our superstitions and our traditions are inherited in the same way, and even the slightly crazy ones are often passed down through the generations. We are now ...

But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U ...

“Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...

In 2022, we asked Indigenous people about their participation in traditional practices in the previous 12 months. This is what they told us. Celebrating Indigenous traditions such as winter solstice ...

Another year around the sun has come. What better way to celebrate in the Grand Canyon State than with annual traditions that perfectly scream “Arizona!” From the Pinecone Drop in Flagstaff ...

We talked to event organizers and asked Seattle Times readers about the ways they celebrate the changing seasons to compile just a handful of the local traditions you can take part in — or get ...