Atlanta swapped out its most famous New Year’s Eve tradition this year, and if you’re planning your night around the Peach Drop, you need new information before you make plans. The short version: the city replaced the Peach Drop with a free citywide event called Countdown Over ATL, and it changes where you should stand, when you should show up,…
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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,… Read More
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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
