Every morning begins the same for Paul Ridlon, who also goes by Magnus de Rhuddlan. No matter the weather, he steps out of the round yurt where he lives in Portland and lights incense at his southern ...

As Bar Ilan University professor Joshua Berman engagingly and convincingly demonstrates in his “Echoes of Egypt” Haggadah, the process by which the Passover story took shape was as a polemic against ...

Kate Middleton closed out 2025 exactly as she began it. The Princess of Wales, 43, stepped out for Christmas Day services at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham wearing a deeply meaningful outfit ...

What started as a small holiday tradition more than three decades ago has grown into a Christmas display that now draws visitors from across Green Country and beyond. For one Broken Arrow family, the ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...

Christmas trees are one of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday — but they’re also one of the most pagan Christmas traditions. Like holly, ivy, and mistletoe, evergreen trees were important to ...

Mistletoe has become part of the iconography of modern Christmas. In addition to its prevalence in holiday decor, the evergreen plant is the center of a tradition that encourages couples who find ...

A decorated Christmas tree lights up a Copenhagen apartment on Dec. 23, 2025. On Christmas Eve the next day, a local family will dance around it in keeping with a beloved Danish custom. (Lasse ...

I remember singing “Oh Tannenbaum” in the Christmas Pageant in 6th grade. I think I remember it because it was the first time I had to sing in German, so I have always associated the Christmas tree ...

It all started with a bedridden 10-year-old boy in Denver at Christmas. The year was 1914. David Jonathan Sturgeon was ailing, confined to his second-floor bed and unable to make it downstairs to ...

Debunked explores the pagan roots of Christmas and what the holiday really celebrates. Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted At the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Suni Lee ...