Because time marches ever onward, 2025 is almost here. If you're setting a resolution to keep your home in better shape, congrats on the big step. Even if you're not, there are some cleaning tasks ...

Cleaning during the Lunar New Year, however, is thought to risk getting rid of any good luck accumulating in the home. Sweeping, taking out the garbage or even washing your hair should be avoided .

For many, a new year is often treated as an opportunity to start fresh and create new personal goals for the 365 days ahead. If one of your objectives is to keep your house tidier, you may already ...

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Can you wash clothes on New Year's Eve? Not if you believe these superstitions. Here's what to do and what to avoid for a happier, luckier 2025.

On the day of Lunar New Year—this year, January 29 kicks off the Year of the Snake—we put down our cleaning supplies. You don’t want to sweep out the good luck that’s coming your way.

A man washes a rug the day before Nowruz or the Persian New Year, near Kohna Deh village in Afghanistan. Known as khāne-takānī, this spring-cleaning ritual keeps evil away, so people can bring ...