New Year ideas and guides

History, traditions, party plans, menus and hosting checklists.

The history of New Year, from Babylon's Akitu festival to Janus, Julius Caesar's 46 BC calendar and the 1582 Gregorian r

New Year traditions around the world: 12 grapes in Spain, first-footing in Scotland, 108 bells in Japan, white clothes i

What does Auld Lang Syne mean? Full Robert Burns lyrics from 1788 with a plain-English translation, the song's history,

The Times Square Ball Drop explained: history since 1907, every ball design, the 2025 Constellation Ball's size and crys

New Year 2027 is on Friday, January 1, 2027, and New Year's Eve is Thursday, December 31, 2026. See the first and last p

Lunar New Year 2027 is Saturday, February 6, starting the Year of the Fire Goat. Learn the traditions, foods, taboos and

Lucky New Year foods from around the world: black-eyed peas, greens, 12 grapes, lentils, soba noodles, pork, round fruit

How to keep New Year resolutions in 2027: 12 practical tips on picking one goal, making it specific, tracking it, and ge

New Year's Eve party ideas for 2026 into 2027: easy themes, decor, food and drink menus, a midnight plan and a hosting t

15 New Year's Eve party games with full how-to-play rules: midnight countdown games, trivia, charades, minute-to-win-it

25 New Year's Eve at home ideas for couples, families, friends and solo nights: cozy dinners, movie marathons, games, ri