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 it comes with its own mix of music, old customs, food, good luck rituals, fire festivals, and plenty of friendly visits. Some traditions are still common in homes today, while…
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
