Lifehacker tells about the symbolism of New Year's decorations, the first garlands, the appearance of Santa Claus and the creation of the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”. 1. The custom of celebrating the New Year appeared in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC. On holidays, statues of gods swept across ...
The coming year will be filled with blessings, at least this is what the numerical sequence of the New Year's date suggests. USA Today told what it means. If you look closely at a date written as 12/31/23 or even 123123, you will see an angel number that represents...
The exodus of New Yorkers to Florida has knocked New York City away from being the best city to celebrate New Year's, according to a new study. Now this place is occupied by a metropolis in Florida. Fox News writes about this. The city of Orlando has supplanted New York as the first place in the country in...
The festive season has already begun, and it's time to think about what kind of Christmas tree you will decorate this year: live or artificial. Very often people prioritize the impact on the environment. As it turns out, this is often the wrong focus. There are responsible ways to use…
Without exaggeration, 2022 can be called difficult and scary. Even among Russian-speaking immigrants who have been living in the United States for many years, it is difficult to find those whom the Russian-Ukrainian war did not touch at least indirectly: through relatives, acquaintances, participation in refugee assistance, or, on the contrary, breaks ...
Christmas and New Year are holidays when we gather with the whole family, believe in a miracle that is sure to happen these days, and watch cozy films. You can create a mood right now, and we suggest starting with the classics, which you want to review forever.…
Life under bombs, in the cold and with blackouts or forced flight; separation from loved ones or even their death; fatigue and uncertainty about the future... The war in Ukraine has led to the fact that hundreds of thousands of people, it seems, are simply physically incapable...
When people talk about New Years celebrations, most people think of the famous ball drop in Times Square, New York. The large-scale show attracts millions of spectators around the world, the ball descends just at midnight and marks the beginning of a new year. But this ball is far away ...
Even far from Russia, it is impossible to celebrate the New Year without a grand bowl of Olivier salad, which in Russia is a modern national dish. It is believed that such hearty dishes as salad, salmon and bacon, as well as traditional black bread, protect the stomach from alcoholic ...
Eating grapes, wearing polka dots or burning an effigy may seem like a strange New Year's tradition to those hearing about it for the first time, but for others it's a centuries-old custom, writes Fodor's Travel. Here are 12 of the strangest and most unexpected traditions that...