As well as the obvious tree many add holly, ivy, white-berried mistletoe ... at Christmas. Predating Christianity, evergreen types of holly and ivy were considered particularly powerful during ...

Mistletoe has many mythic associations, but the most popular by far is the Christmas tradition of compelling ... the species of mistletoe most sold during the holiday season is American mistletoe ...

So bring some literary festivity to your handwritten Christmas cards, or add another fun activity to your family’s Christmas traditions ... snow for their child during a time of year when ...

Pagans used branches of it to decorate their homes during ... first christmas. However, the earliest records of ‘candy canes’ comes from over 200 years later, so the story, although rather nice, ...

In Persia, eggs were decorated during Nowruz, the spring equinox celebration, more than 2,000 years ago — a tradition that may have influenced early Christian practices. Christianity later ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

It’s a very simple act, but I think praying together is one of the reasons for the feeling of community is heightened during Ramadan ... s kids took part in a tradition — similar to an ...

Today, the tradition is celebrated all around the world by people of all different ages, but exactly when and how did the custom start? Here's a brief history of how April Fools' Day came to be.

FE - Delivering a brief inaugural address from the portico of the White House, President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls for "a durable peace," Jan. 20, 1945, as from left, Edwin Halsey, Secretary of ...

A butter lamb has taken center stage on my family’s Easter table for as long as I can remember. Each year at Easter, my ...