(1991, for example, is the Year of the Sheep, and 1992, the Year of the Monkey, and so on.) According to the tradition of Shinto, Japan's indigenous religion, a kami (god) enters the house at New Year ...

How about celebrating the holiday in a cool European city like Copenhagen? New Year’s travel can take many different forms, though a few predictable elements remain: fireworks, parties in the ...

Smithsonian Sidedoor does some musical sleuthing as to the song's meaning and association with New Year's Eve in a special holiday podcast episode. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Invitation, ...

This year's blooms are not as vibrant or abundant as last year's "superbloom," which followed drought-busting rains. Superblooms occur when desert stretches transform into dense wildflower fields ...

A further 25 memorable images from this year’s entries have been shortlisted by the judges and the Natural History Museum. We then ask the public to help us select the recipient of the People's Choice ...

Tesla shares on Thursday dipped below $150 a piece, relinquishing a year's worth of gains as the automaker struggles with decelerating electric vehicle sales and mounting competition. Continuing a ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I am a former university president who writes about higher education. As 2022 draws to its close, several colleges - both public and ...

Last year's Masters was the first since the inception of LIV – the previous December, Augusta announced that LIV players would be allowed to play with a qualification or invite, citing a "focus ...

A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses. Shocking video showed the tarmac of Dubai ...

Some have passed already, but make sure you don't miss them next year. New Year’s Day. You wouldn’t think that many stores would have a New Year's sale. After all, consumers are pretty tapped ...