New Year

As we look forward to the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays Sunday night, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating the New Year. This is a joyful time for millions of people around the world. But Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also (more...)

“The Old New Year ( Russian: Старый Новый год, Ukranian: Старий Новий рік, Macedonian: Стара Нова година) or the Orthodox New Year (Serbian: Православна Нова година or Pravoslavna Nova godina) is an informal traditional Slavic Orthodox holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the (more...)

The song “Auld Lang Syne” is practically synonymous with New Year’s celebrations, and it may be the most well-known tune around the world after “Happy Birthday.” The song, whose Scots-language title roughly means “long long ago,” has made a remarkable cross-cultural journey from its traditional Lowland (more...)

Are you looking for places for last minute shopping? Here are some malls hours in Philadelphia aria and around, that reported CBS news: King of Prussia Mall: King of Prussia Mall 610-265-5727 Saturday December 31^ST – 10 a.m.-6 p.m. New Year’s – 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Concord Mall www.concordmall.com 302-478-9271 New Year’s EVE – (more...)

By Jane Morse Staff Writer New Year’s Day in the United States is a time for fresh beginnings, hope for a better future and resolutions to change one’s behavior for the better. Observed January 1, New Year celebrations actually begin the night of December 31 with parties, concerts, fireworks and (more...)

"This recipe is a wonderful combination of all things bringing good luck for the New Year. Black-eyed peas bring luck and the cabbage brings money. Don't worry! Napa cabbage has such a subtle flavor that you won't even know it's there. Eat this on New Years Day (more...)

Winter in America is full of religious and cultural celebrations that highlight the many heritages and interests of the American people. The New Year represents new beginnings and the hope for better times.  Parties, concerts and events of all kind mark the end of the old year and (more...)

The holidays in Philadelphia are not complete without Pennsylvania Ballet's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker! An enduring tradition now in its 43nd year, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker boasts enchanting characters, lavish costumes and sets, world-class dancing, and a heart-warming Tschaikovsky score complemented by the Philadelphia Boys Choir.F Families have created yuletide (more...)

The holiday season is no time to take a break from a job search.  In fact, it is an ideal time to refocus and kick your networking into high gear. As the new year begins, many contracts are ending, yearly budgets are being implemented and new jobs are being posted.  Not only (more...)

Tonight is the Eve of Chinese New Year of Rabbit. Philadelphians will celebrate this event in center city Chinatown, where a gala parade “Paifang” with traditional New Year's Eve Lion Dance and fireworks will start at 11pm. But that’s not it! The celebration of the New Year will continue for 11 (more...)

We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year. Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, (more...)

New Year's Day traditionally has been a time for country auctions.  On Jan. 1 2011, a lot of them are scheduled within 50 miles of Philadelphia. Such as the venerable Farmersville New Year's Day antique and collectible sale in Ephrata and advertises 1,500 lots of small items and 600 lots of (more...)

“The Philadelphia Mummers Parade features unique costumes, music, and pageantry. Crowds line Broad St., from South Philly straight through Center City. The climax of the parade takes place at City Hall and the PA Convention Center where the official judging takes place. It starts at 8:50 a.m. By the time it's (more...)

“Extraordinary. No word better describes the upcoming performing arts season at Longwood Gardens. We welcome not only a stellar lineup of performers whose unique artistry will inspire and delight, but also welcome back a treasured friend: the Longwood Organ. This magnificent instrument, one of the largest residential organs in the world, has (more...)