Thailand’s Songkran festival, famous for its massive water fights, offers the perfect mix of tradition and fun. Here’s what ...

Puthandu 2025, also known as Tamil New Year or Varusha Pirappu, marks the beginning of the Tamil month Chithirai. It ...

Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, according to the University of Massachusettes. Nowruz, which means “new day” ...

The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. Yasmin Khan: On the last Tuesday before the New Year, there is a tradition to make small bonfires in your garden. Traditionally people ...

Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year and a time for joy, culture, and new beginnings. Celebrated with music, food, and ...

Observed for more than 3,000 years, this 13-day festival ... Since Nowruz is a time for new beginnings, purification, and connection, its traditions channel those themes. While the way people ...

The Punjabi community in Hyderabad kicked off the New Year festivities with grandeur, celebrating Baisakhi at Gurudwara Saheb, Ameerpet. The 326th Khalsa Panth Foundation Day was marked with a ...

PETALING JAYA: Chinese New Year is a time of celebration and cultural preservation, but not all traditions have withstood the test of time. According to college student Sandra Liew, superstitions ...

Though Songkran traditions vary all over the country, Thammasat University’s Pipad says two main rituals are still widely carried out today. On the first day of the new year, on April 13 ...

CNN: What are some of Persian New Year’s traditions and rituals? Yasmin Khan: On the last Tuesday before the New Year, there is a tradition to make small bonfires in your garden. Traditionally people ...