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New Year festival, any of the social, cultural, and religious observances worldwide that celebrate the beginning of the new year. Such festivals are among the oldest and the most universally observed. The earliest known record of a New Year festival dates from about 2000 bce in Mesopotamia, where in Babylonia the new year (Akitu) began with the new moon after the spring equinox (mid-March) and in Assyria with the new moon nearest the autumn equinox (mid-September). For the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians the year began with the autumn equinox (September 21), and for the early Greeks it b...

New Year festival, any of the social, cultural, and religious observances worldwide that celebrate the beginning of the new year. Such festivals are among the oldest and the most universally observed. The earliest known record of a New Year festival dates from about 2000 bce in Mesopotamia, where in Babylonia the new year (Akitu) began with the new moon after the spring equinox (mid-March) and in Assyria with the new moon nearest the autumn equinox (mid-September). For the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians the year began with the autumn equinox (September 21), and for the early Greeks it b...

Sofitel Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square is preparing to host a lineup of activities to celebrate Pride Month. Each Saturday in June, the hotel will host Drag Afternoon Tea with members of the Philly Drag Mafia. The hotel lobby will be transformed with the Hall of LGBTQ Flags for the month.

“Are you heading for the Join?” A common phrase used not all that long ago in Leitrim if there was a night of craic ahead. A join means a party; a g...

The St. Patrick's Day Parade will return to Philadelphia on Sunday, March 13 at 9 a.m. after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The event , which is the second oldest of its kind in the country, will be celebrating its 250th anniversary in the city.