Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" played a pivotal role in reimagining Christmas as a time for charity, reflection and ...

Yule is a celebration of the winter solstice, or the longest night of the year. Falling on Dec. 21, it signifies a new solar ...

The Celtic festival of Samhain celebrates a time of year when the division between Earth and the otherworld collapses, allowing spirits to pass through. Matt Cardy/Getty Images The Irish often get ...

Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore. He’s simultaneously a punishing enforcer of good behavior and a nightmarish, horned monster who whips children into obedience.

(Mass Appeal) – Yule is a festival that takes place on or around the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is at 4:20 am on December 21st, this Saturday. Reverend ...

KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, and when Christians started ...

What Is Beltane and Why Do We Celebrate It? Beltane is the name of a Gaelic May Day festival, typically celebrated in Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland. Taking place between the spring equinox and the ...

This is in response to the letter from Susan Homza, who claims that celebrating Christmas is akin to worshipping Jesus. To claim this is to imply that Christmas is a biblical holiday, and that Jesus ...

(Mass Appeal) - Yule is a festival that takes place on or around the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is at 4:20 am on December 21st, this Saturday. Reverend ...