Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes. On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep ...

Lunar New Year on an unnumbered ship at Vũng Rô Port, right in the heart of enemy territory, remains an unforgettable chapter in Lieutenant Colonel Hồ Đắc Thạnh's naval career.

The U.S. Navy, occasionally accompanied by ships ... Chinese state television said on Wednesday that since Lunar New Year's Eve on January 28, the Eastern Theatre Command had repeatedly dispatched ...

A month after its debut, Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” continues to ignite conversations surrounding the island’s ...

Every year on February 23, Russia and some CIS countries celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day, a holiday dedicated to all ...

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One notable tradition associated with the Chinese New Year involves animals. That tradition is traced to an ancient Chinese poem that told the story of 12 mythical animals that descended from the ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

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 ...

Gustav Parker Hibbett brings an energetic new voice to Irish poetry in their debut, High Jump as Icarus Story (Banshee, €12.99), shortlisted for this year’s TS Eliot Prize. Originally from New ...