so some people who didn't get the news still celebrated as though the new year's date had remained the same. This made them ...

The city council this week formally asked Mayor Tom Koch to enforce an order the body passed unanimously last May to close public schools on Lunar New Year, the central holiday in many Asian cultures.

Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, according to the University of Massachusettes. Nowruz, which means “new ...

Thailand’s Songkran festival, famous for its massive water fights, offers the perfect mix of tradition and fun. Here’s what visitors can expect in 2025.

In regards to other major holidays, Target will again shutter its doors on Thanksgiving and Christmas, as it has done in ...

Here’s what to know about one of world’s oldest holidays: In the lead-up to the new year, Nowruz celebrants thoroughly clean their homes. Mr. Hedayati likened it to spring cleaning.

While it is widely believed that April Fools' Day may have roots back in ancient Rome or Britain, clear references to the April tradition do not appear until the late Middle Ages, according to Stephen ...

Holiday crime numbers provided to the Waikato Herald by police under the Official Information Act showed a 62% rise in summer ...

In the Julian calendar, the new year began on April 1 ... Other historians believe that the true origin of the holiday is linked to a festival called Hilaria, or "joyful" in Latin, which was ...