Japanese New Year traditions are full of small rituals with meaningful stories behind them. Families clean their homes, prepare special foods, decorate their entrances, visit shrines and temples, exchange greetings, and spend time together during Shogatsu, Japan’s New Year celebration. Food plays an especially important role during this season. You will find beautifully arranged osechi ryori, warm bowls of ozoni,…
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If you have ever watched Spain welcome the New Year, one image probably sticks with you the most. Twelve grapes, gone in a matter of seconds, while an entire country… Read More
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If you think New Year means fireworks, champagne, and counting down from ten, Scotland has a very different story to tell. Here, New Year’s Eve is known as Hogmanay, and… Read More
Ask ten different Indigenous people when their new year begins, and you probably won’t get the same answer twice. For the Haudenosaunee, the ceremonial year turns during winter, with Midwinter… Read More
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Walk around an Ecuadorian city on the afternoon of December 31 and you’ll probably start spotting some unusual characters. Dolls are sitting on sidewalks, leaning against doorways, or hanging from… Read More
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So every single year, right around the same time, the whole planet does this weird collective thing where we all agree to just start counting over again. Somewhere a clock… Read More
