Democratic State Sen. Jeremy Cooney of Rochester proposed adding Diwali to New York’s list of public school holidays.

I can’t explain the sheer beauty of a lantern festival. As a kid, I went to a summer camp that at the end of every summer we would get little boats with candles on them and float them on the pond, ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

Diwali, an ancient tradition that ends the summer harvest in India and South Asia, aligns with the lunar calendar ... one of the first Asian Americans elected to state office.

Lunar New Year is one of Hong Kong’s biggest celebrations with a flurry of cultural festivities. This year’s holiday begins on January 22 and marks the start of the year of the rabbit.

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John Albert's daughter isn't going to school on Friday. And he couldn't be happier about it. For the first time, the high ...

Paul Quinlan wakes up at four, vaguely nervous about the day ahead. The tūī are up particularly early, too, as if to herald a ...

It will keep shifting and eventually take place in the summer again. In the Islamic calendar ... Falling on the first day of the month Muharram (the first of the Islamic lunar calendar), the Islamic ...

Seollal, or Korean Lunar New Year is a holiday and celebration which marks the first day of the Korean Lunar Calender ... eat ddeokguk because consuming a bowl marks a person’s Lunar Calendar Birthday ...

its transport system is first class and basic English is generally understood. However, it still pays to do some research prior to a visit to the country, which has its own etiquette and a set of ...