Pork. Another Southern tradition is to eat pork on December 31. Pork is believed to be a sign of progress and prosperity because pigs root for food when looking forward.

According to Äfet Burcu Salargil, co-founder of Turkey-based jewelry business ITÄ, “throwing pomegranates on New Year’s Eve is a time-honored tradition deeply ingrained in Turkish culture.

A s you make your plans to ring in 2025, consider partaking in one of the New Year's Eve traditions from around the world. The past few years have truly been unlike any other, but one thing has ...

As the tradition goes, one grape represents each month in a calendar year and the idea is at the strike of midnight, to eat each before the clock hits 12:01.

New Year’s Eve traditions can be magical or sometimes downright mystifying. In Spain, many people eat 12 grapes, one for every strike of the clock until midnight, believing it will bring them ...

Apr. 30—On Saturday, May 3, the Raindrop Foundation Turkish Cultural Center will host its tenth annual Albuquerque Turkish Festival. Festival organizer Joseph Karatoprak said, "It's going to be ...

Over a million people were expected to join a ‘turkey trot’ race this year. The tradition has grown significantly since the first event in 1896. It's not just about exercise, many say. TAMPA ...

Turkey's minister of culture and tourism announced the discovery of a new tomb in an eighth-century-B.C. city that was the homeland of King Midas.

NEW flights are about to make it easier to get to three popular Turkish holiday hotspots. Budget airline SunExpress is ...

Each year, as the fasting period begins, a centuries-old tradition comes to life on Turkish streets. The Ramadan drummers act as guardians of a time-honoured practice.

On New Year's Eve people plan to test out "grape theory" and eat 12 green grapes or taste the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year.