Setting things on fire is a common New Year's Eve ritual. Some believe it allows you to let go of painful things that happened during the year, others see it as an act of purification that will ...

Joyner noted often the evening will conclude with breakfast. “I call it ‘the Christian New Year’s Eve party’” Joyner said.

Christmas has St. Nick’s whole mythology, its religious origins, and a monopoly on wintertime merriment and good cheer. New Year’s Eve has a little Champagne, a dropping ball, and people ...

New Year’s Eve, celebrated annually on December 31st ... This date was chosen to align with the Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus in the Christian tradition and the Roman calendar reforms ...

Joyner noted often the evening will conclude with breakfast. “I call it ‘the Christian New Year’s Eve party’” Joyner said. This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews ...