If you've got New Year's Day off and a pile of laundry or leftover Christmas clutter lying around, you might be tempted to start the New Year off with a clean home. But could you be inviting bad luck ...

Christmas this year is extra special, and not just because of the presents under the tree. For the first time in a century, the date of Christmas is the same as the last two digits of the year.

NEW YORK -- It's almost time for New Year's Eve in Times Square, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch held a security briefing Monday to explain how it will run ...

The sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, the Snake is a symbol of complexity, mystery, initiation and transformation. Elena Uve – stock.adobe.com Coming in hot and serpentine on January 29, the Chinese ...

Let the countdown to bedtime begin! Clever parents have devised a New Year’s Eve hack that allows kids to partake in festivities to ring in 2025 without staying up too late. “Just your reminder that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Do you know which Chinese Lunar New Year animal you are?

It's time to say "farewell" to 2025 and "hello" to 2026. On New Year's Eve, there's something special about counting down the clock alongside your loved ones as tiny bits of colorful confetti fall ...

Fireworks are pictured over the Acropolis during the New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece, Jan. 1, 2024. Fireworks are pictured over the Acropolis during the New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. It wouldn’t be the end of a calendar year without getting some ...