For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square. New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. As the new year approaches, many of us begin to set resolutions—hopes and ...

If New Year’s Eve is about celebration, New Year’s Day is imbued with superstition. Every year on January 1, a peculiar assortment of historic rituals are performed as a way to invite good fortune for ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- New York City is gearing up to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the 2025 Lunar New Year Parade and Festival. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the ...