In Beijing, the Lunar New Year has been a bigger preoccupation for many residents, while others have gone back to their hometowns for the holiday. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/sports/olympics/lunar-new-year-olympics.html Keith Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>
Tag Archives: Holidays and Special Occasions
Omicron Surge in Asia Restricts Travel for Lunar New Year
The Omicron variant has dampened the plans of tens of millions of people across several Asian countries to travel for the holiday. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/world/asia/omicron-asia-lunar-new-year.html Jin Yu Young Original Source: NY Times >>
‘Es como una limpieza’: la tradición de quemar años viejos
En algunas partes de América Latina, la quema de muñecos de trapo se utilizó para desechar de manera simbólica las aflicciones del año que terminaba. En estos días, no es raro ver a superhéroes o expresidentes en llamas. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/12/31/espanol/anos-viejo-ecuador-colombia.html Isabella Grullón Paz Original Source: NY Times >>
Another Covid Winter, but Our Quarantine Comforts No Longer Work
Americans have spared little expense over the past two years turning their homes into cozy havens. That doesn’t mean they want to spend another winter in them. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/realestate/another-covid-winter-but-our-quarantine-comforts-no-longer-work.html Ronda Kaysen Original Source: NY Times >>
Años Viejos: Torching the Old Year to Toast the New One
In parts of Latin America, the traditional burning of rag dolls was used to symbolically banish the woes of the year gone by. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see TV hosts and ex-presidents going up in flames. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/world/americas/ano-viejo-tradition.html Isabella Grullón Paz Original Source: NY Times >>
Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way
Plenty of rule-bending and innovation has been brought to Vietnamese Lunar New Year feasts as the diaspora has grown. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/dining/tet-vietnamese-recipes-lunar-new-year.html Andrea Nguyen Original Source: NY Times >>
To Avoid an Outbreak, China Cancels Lunar New Year for Millions of Migrants
China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300 million migrant workers from going home for the holiday. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/world/asia/china-coronavirus-new-year.html Javier C. Hernández and Alexandra Stevenson Original Source: NY Times >>
A Finger-Food Countdown to 2021
This menu of tasty party snacks is perfect for the 2020 version of a holiday blowout — that is, all-night nibbling on the couch. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/dining/quarantine-new-years-eve-recipes.html Melissa Clark Original Source: NY Times >>
Our Food Staff’s 18 Favorite Holiday Recipes
Reporters and editors shared the NYT Cooking recipes that have become holiday traditions in their homes. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/dining/holiday-recipes-staff-picks.html Alexa Weibel Original Source: NY Times >>