May 2025 be a year of good fortune with a generous dose of sanity. Just don’t forget to make those New Year’s resolutions —we need all the good luck we can get. And happy New Year!

As we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025, we're filling our plates with foods that may offer good luck and good fortune in the new year. After the past few years, we want health, wealth and a ...

Cleaning or sweeping on New Year's Day is considered bad luck, as it’s thought to sweep away good fortune. The same goes for doing laundry or taking out the trash — avoid these chores if you ...

For the Lunar New Year 2025, I asked NPR readers and listeners to share the new and old traditions they practice to ensure a lucky year ahead. Here are some of their responses, edited for length ...

The Latin American tradition is supposed to draw in adventure and traveling to new places in the upcoming year, reported CBS News Miami. However, some people believe the suitcase should be packed ...

The best New Year's superstitions Literally…be born on 1st January That’s it. That’s the story. Congrats on having good luck forever, all you New Year’s Day, bbs! Step only with your right ...

Eat grapes, wear polka dots and carry an empty suitcase on New Year’s Eve if you want to achieve good luck and fortune in 2025. At least that’s according to some long-standing superstitions.

Around the world, people are eating certain foods on New Year's Eve, hoping to ensure that the upcoming year will be full of luck, prosperity and love for them. Here are three.

3. Jump waves If you’re spending New Year’s by the beach, consider celebrating like the Brazilian Spiritists do. During their celebration, the group is known to jump seven waves for good luck.

Many foods eaten during the Lunar New Year symbolize good luck or prosperity. Chelsea Tan, originally from Malaysia, and Steven Teo, originally from Singapore, participate in the "prosperity toss ...

Jan. 29 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, one of the most important festivals in many Asian countries, including Vietnam, China, Korea and the Asian diaspora. Many travel back to their ...