“Why are you wearing that ridiculous hat?” I asked our longtime server wearing a jauntily placed Santa cap. Now, I’m used to customers coming in wearing everything under the sun: bowler hats, kilts, ...

New Year’s Eve is a time for celebration, reflection, and hope—but around the world, people ring in the new year with traditions that can seem downright strange to outsiders. While fireworks and ...

Maybe you’re staying in and watching the ball drop on TV, decked out in your 2026 glasses and armed with pots, pans, and kazoos. Maybe you’re party-hopping, dancing the night away, or hosting friends ...

Long-overlooked documents housed at London’s Natural History Museum testify to the exchange of information between 18th-century European botanists and their ...

New Year’s celebrations in the United States reflect a blend of long-standing customs, regional practices, and modern lifestyle trends. While the scale and style of celebrations vary widely, certain ...

When the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the world bursts into a whirlwind of New Year's traditions—each more unique and meaningful than the last. From Spain to Japan, Brazil, Germany, and ...

Courtship rituals have existed as long as the concept of romantic love. Such rituals exist to allow couples to get to know each other, and to allow an intimate relationship to develop. In modern, ...

Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practiced for as long as we can remember. These ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The magic of the Christmas season was experienced at this holiday performance. Swigle Mountain Brass presented its “Repeat the Sounding Joy” program Sunday at The Grand Halle on Broad ...