As a mom of four boys, I usually consider burping to be rude. But when it comes to getting fresh air into my home during the winter, burp away! In Germany, there is a common habit called “lüften.” It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jump on social media and you’ll see all of your favorite influencers recommending an age-old German practice known as “luften” to ...

The trend comes from the German tradition of lüften — literally “airing out" your home Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

One thing I enjoy about living in Virginia is that I get to experience all four seasons; seeing the landscape change throughout the year is a must. In winter I even enjoy a snowfall or two, but the ...

There’s a hot new home trend that's far from getting the cold shoulder. As a deep freeze envelops a good chunk of the country, “house burping,” in which people open the windows of their homes to let ...

"Looking back, I realized I had never burped in my entire life," says Isabelle Zeidner, a 23-year-old Columbia social work grad student who lives in New York City. "I noticed it more as I got older.

I was puzzled when the husband announced he was going to burp the house. I asked if he thought it would need a diaper change, too. “You know, burp the house,” he said with an air of disbelief. I ...