If you don't visit on your own, you may pass by the steps on one of the best Rome tours. You'll find the Spanish Steps, as well as the Keats-Shelley House, some elaborate Roman homes and lots of ...

On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors and then return home. When they finish hanging Spring Festival couplets and red lanterns, it’s time for the big ...

According to legend, a sea monster named Nian would rise from the waters on New Year's Eve, terrorising villages. To protect themselves, villagers discovered that Nian was afraid of loud noises ...

Times Square ball drops and midnight kisses reliably usher in the New Year on the same date every year. But for billions of people around the world who celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known ...

Do you know which Chinese Lunar New Year animal you are? This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which this year is called the “Year of ...

Every Lunar New Year’s Eve, Nian would come ashore to wreak havoc in the villages. One year, the villagers discovered that Nian feared the colour red and loud noises. To protect themselves ...

Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year since the late 19th century when it gained global recognition through Chinese immigrant communities, is a centuries-old tradition rooted in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese artists leap from pedestals as they perform a traditional lion dance marking the Lunar New Year of ...

On Lunar New Year's Eve, many people eat fish, which represents abundance and good fortune. On the final day of the holiday, known as the Lantern Festival, people eat sweet rice balls, known as ...