Blog Posts by Subject: Holidays and Customs

紐約公共圖書館在這裡為各個年齡段的讀者提供可以在保持社交距離下而進行的其他選擇 - 一些有關過年的圖畫書和食譜書單，我們圖書館和其他紐約市藝術組織提供的一些免費網上活動。

To celebrate Lunar New Year we have put together a list of 36 holiday-related picture books novels, comics, craft books and cookbooks as well as compiled a list of free virtual events hosted by the Library and other New York City organizations.

In these quarantine times, seeing a movie at home might be one of the safest celebration options. Season's greetings and happy home viewing!

Ring in the holidays with festive world music albums in Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese.

Whether you prefer to celebrate Christmas with Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, or Charlie Brown and friends, feel free to peruse the 40 album suggestions listed below.

Celebrate the holidays with a film or television show from the comforts of your couch with these 22 holiday specials to borrow from the New York Public Library.

Diwali is one of the most important Hindu holidays and is also celebrated by Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists. Here's a suggested list of print books and e-books for children and other resources to help your family celebrate or learn more about this "festival of lights."

這個節日是傳統的豐收慶祝活動，全世界華人，韓國人，日本人和越南人世代相傳。

A selection of children's picture books, e-books and teen comics to help families celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and learn more about the mythology, folklore and symbolism behind the holiday.

How did chocolate and Valentine's Day get linked anyway?

It's almost time to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

If you miss the days when your mailbox was fuller than your inbox, take a look through some old New Year's postcards from the NYPL Digital Collections.

From wayward Thanksgiving parade balloons to masked trick-or-treating, here are some New York City Thanksgiving-time traditions we bet you didn't know about.

From an ancient Celtic ritual to the massive cultural phenomenon it is today, Halloween has a history - and a list of history books - that's worth checking out.

With LGBTQ+ representation in comic books and graphic novels seeing a definite rise in recent years, here are a dozen titles we recommend.

Celebrate the subculture that showed the world how to find beauty in the dark with recommended books, music, and movies.

If you like pranks, jokes, and hijinks in your reading and viewing, these manga and anime titles are just for you.

Begin celebrating The Year of the Dog with a selection of books, recordings, and Library events to suit all ages.

Kwanzaa brings many African-American families together to enjoy the "first fruits of the harvest," the Swahili phrase from which its name is derived. Its traditions, like lighting the seven candles on the kinara and feasting at a party on the last night of the holiday, center around family and community.