Canton, Connecticut, U.S.A. – As I reflect on the past year, one aspect of my life I want to carry...
Category - New Year’s
Afghans celebrate the new year with special foods
Listen to the author read the article: Kabul, AFGHANISTAN – Happy new year, 1404! In Afghanistan...
Thingyan, a Buddhist New Year festival, is all about water
Myawlamyine, Myanmar – Thingyan, the New Year festival of Myanmar, has recently drawn to a...
Burning up the Old Year in Bogotá
Bogotá, COLOMBIA – As the new year begins with brightly colored fireworks and the joyful sounds of...
For a peaceful new year, Brazilians wear white
Maringa, BRAZIL – “Ho, ho, ho” is what the western part of the world was listening to during the...
What colors will fill my 2022?
Christine Marinho/YJI HOUSTON – 2021 was my ebony year. A year in which every color mixed together...
Acts of kindness softened 2021
Liverpool, UK – As I’m sure most would agree, 2021 has been a strange year. It started with a UK...
An Irish proverb to see us through the gray skies of 2022
DUBLIN – Last year, my reflection on 2020 was somewhat bleak. I looked forward to 2021 with a...