A colorized photo of superhero rodent Mighty Mouse’s exuberant turn in the 1951 parade. Getty Images; photograph colorization by Dana Keller That first parade held on a relatively mild Thanksgiving ...

On Sunday night, my family decorated our Christmas tree while “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” played in the background. Earlier in the day, my older daughter was practicing her Torah portion, ...

For millennia, humans around the world have celebrated the new year hoping it brings health, wealth, and success. More often than not, these festivities revolve around some symbolic food—like long ...

Maybe you’re staying in and watching the ball drop on TV, decked out in your 2026 glasses and armed with pots, pans, and kazoos. Maybe you’re party-hopping, dancing the night away, or hosting friends ...

You’ve done Champagne toasts and countdown kisses, but have you tried eating grapes on New Year’s Eve for good luck? In recent years, the tradition—which involves some iteration of eating exactly 12 ...

How is Hanukkah celebrated? Learn the history of the most common Hanukkah traditions that make up the Festival of Lights. But what exactly are these Hanukkah traditions? Whether you’re Jewish or ...

There are some UK Christmas traditions that people from the US might not recognize. Every Christmas, British families watch pantomimes or meet their school friends at the pub. They also eat Yorkshire ...