While Christmas is widely celebrated on Dec 25, Orthodox Christians observe the occasion on Jan 7 as they follow the Julian calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar adopted ...

The Old New Year remains one of the most unusual holidays in the Russian calendar: it appeared as a result of the country's ...

As the New Year dawns over the easternmost frontier of India, Arunachal Pradesh awakens not merely to a change of calendar but to a season of vibrant cultural affirmation.

The ancient display of old New Year holds firm in the far north.The Burning of the Clavie blazed hard in the sub-zero ...

The Clavie - a barrel filed with pitch and staves - is set a light and paraded around the town, followed by a large crowd ...