If you’re picturing fireworks and a massive countdown party, Tokyo’s New Year might catch you off guard. Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year, is closer in spirit to a quiet family holiday than a citywide party. Streets go still, shops shutter for a few days, and most people are home with relatives or standing in a long, patient line outside a…
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There’s no single “correct” color for New Year’s Eve. What there is, though, is a color that’s correct for the night you’re actually having, the room you’re walking into, and… Read More
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You already know the usual New Year’s Eve spread: a cheese board, some chips, maybe a tray of meatballs that shows up at every party you’ve ever been to. None… Read More
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Showing up to a Chinese New Year celebration with the wrong gift, or the right gift wrapped the wrong way, is an easy mistake to make if you didn’t grow… Read More
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Every December, the same handful of songs come roaring back from wherever they’ve been hiding all year, and it’s not random. Spotify’s own year-end data shows plays of songs like… Read More
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Because a lot of pages online will tell you otherwise: Massachusetts doesn’t drop anything on New Year’s Eve. There’s no giant peach like Atlanta, no potato like Boise, no shoe… Read More
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Picture this. It’s freezing cold, you’re bundled up in three layers, and the whole town is staring up at the sky waiting for something to fall. Except it’s not a… Read More
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