New Year symbols play a small, yet significant part in our lives. These symbols are basically a representation of a significant event, idea or popular belief. They are believed to usher in good luck and prosperity. New Year symbols also help in understanding the celebrations of New Year through time. Most of the symbols have been derived from the Chinese …

New Year is celebrated with great joy and festivity worldwide. It is the ideal occasion for indulgence in guilty pleasures, without feeling guilty. It is also the time to pamper yourself and enjoy some quality time with friends and family members. The best way to celebrate New Year and bask in its rich glory is to follow the age-old customs …

The custom of sending Christmas cards started in the United Kingdom in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant (Government worker) who was very interested in the new ‘Public Post Office’ and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people.Sir Henry had the idea of Christmas Cards and with his friend John Horsley, who was …

During Christmas time, in school, the local Gulmohar tree used to be spruced up as the Christmas tree and we knew there would be lots of little goodies from Santa under its delicate branches laden with tinsel and ribbons. Every year someone from the school staff or faculty would dress up as Santa on Christmas Day, which would usually be …

New Year is associated with new beginnings and fresh initiatives. People bid goodbye to the passing year, while welcoming the upcoming year in a grand way. It is the time when people choose to stop thinking about the past and look forward to the future, with new hopes and aspirations. The approaching year brings inspirations and fresh attitudes, which motivates …

Name: Aamir Raza HussainBorn: 6 January 1957, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)Spouse: Viraat Talwar (m. 1993)Education: St. Stephen’s College, DelhiMovies: KhoobsuratProfession: Actor, Director Aamir Raza Hussain is an Indian theatre actor and director, noted for his large outdoor stage productions like The Fifty Day War (2000), based on the Kargil War and The Legend of Ram (2004), based on the epic Ramayana. He …

New Year is one of the oldest festive occasions, which is universally celebrated. It is the time when people celebrate the arrival of the forthcoming year and bid goodbye to the year that has passed by. New Year is celebrated all over the world, though not necessarily on 1st of January. It is interesting to note that not all the …

Christmas Bells: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf peace on earth, good-will to men!And thought how, as the day had come,The belfries of all ChristendomHad rolled alongThe unbroken songOf peace on earth, good-will to men! Till, ringing, singing on its wayThe world revolved from night to day,A …

Here are some simple and easy Christmas crafts for kids and adults and Christmas craft ideas that you can actually use Christmas is the right time to give vent to your creativity and artistic capabilities and encourage kids to do something constructive that they can enjoy too. Christmas crafts will also keep your children busy and make them aware of …

Christmas is one of the important Christian festivals, celebrated with great fanfare around the world. The day, which is observed on 25 December, is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Jesus Christ. It is a holiday season in many countries of the world, where Christianity is the predominant religion. While the festival is celebrated with enthusiasm worldwide, the customs …