TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The New Year has been the most important family holiday in Russia since the Soviet era, when authorities promoted it as a ...

The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former ...

The Irony of Fate” is a turn-of-the-year TV tradition that endures even in households that are now wary of Russian culture.

As the clocks strike midnight, we Russian-speaking Israelis raise glasses of champagne and bite on a cracker smeared with ...

The directive prohibits traditional Christmas carols, popular English-language songs ... Instead, Belarusian schools are ...

In 2024, according to a government decree, December 29-31 (Sunday through Tuesday) will be days off, while December 28 (Saturday) will be a working day ...

Father Vasyl Diychuk, 41, shows the spot near the river where his village used to build an ice town on Epiphany, celebrated ...

Foula in Shetland, Britain's remotest permanently inhabited island, marks Christmas and New Year according to an ancient ...

From DIY Christmas trees to harmonica concerts, astronauts have been creative in keeping traditions alive while in orbit.

Foula, an island in Shetland, is Britain's most remote island. They celebrate Christmas and New Year according to the old ...