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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

For many of us, December rushes by in a blur of holiday merrymaking and gift-giving, end-of-year invoicing and accounting, and hasty planning for the year ahead. In the rush, the thoughtful year-end ...

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 ...