Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pigs, horseshoes, and ladybugs are among the most well-known symbols of good luck—their significance spans from ancient customs to ...

You can’t buy happiness–but you can buy animal good luck charms. Whether it’s a pig, horseshoe, or ladybug, animal symbols have been associated with the belief in a prosperous new year for centuries.

Three days before the New Year, some Filipinos went to Binondo to buy lucky charms as well as round fruits, whose prices had increased. According to Ivan Mayrina’s Monday report on 24 Oras, many ...

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Matsuya department store's window in Tokyo's Ginza district features a display of kasafuku, a traditional craft that has been handed down in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture since ancient times.

Liverpool are being urged to bring in a striker to Anfield as temporary cover for Alexander Isak with the Swede facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines, and their fans are adamant they have found the ...

LETTER | This wasn’t just a movie audio launch. It was a grand show. A big moment. A sign of something bigger. When Tamil superstar Vijay stepped onto the stage at Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil National ...

First, there's the Bow bag: an all-leather homage to one of Christian Dior's most enduring motifs. Long before the girlhood aesthetic trend made ribbons a must-add embellishment, stars turned to the ...

Shoppers buy lucky charms in Ongpin, Binondo, Manila, four days before the New Year, on Sunday, Dec. 28, as they prepare for the Year of the Horse in 2026. (via John Louie Abrina | MB) Join this ...

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