The Curious Mind

Residents of Shanghai begin celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Lunghua Temple early Friday morning, marking the year of the Dog. The Lunar New Year is the longest and the most important celebration in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Legend has it that Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on New year's Day and named a year after each of the twelve animals that came and people born on each animals year are said to have some of the animal's personality trait...

 A Canadian woman who was ending her marriage decided the best thing to do was throw a divorce party with friends. Nicole Niesner and friends Nicole Niesner, 36, and her friends pulled out their old wedding dresses for the celebration, which was documented with photographs. The group of Saskatchewan women even recreated an iconic image from the TV show Friends. The party s Niesner decided on a celebration and reached out to a group of her close friends who arranged the rest of the celebration, including bringing the white gowns to her home in Regina. "I was super surprised, I had no idea it was happening," Ms Niesner told the BBC. "They just arrived with all these dresses." Ms Niesner said the evening helped her get over the sadness of closing one chapter in her life and starting the next. It also taught her about the importance of friendship. "Maybe I don't have the love of a marriage anymore, but I know I'm still loved by lots of