In many countries, Easter is still the day of days. But in America, we're all about Christmas -- divested, mostly, of its religious trappings.

Take a drive along the Avalon Peninsula’s Cape Shore or Killick Coast this May, and you may come upon an unfamiliar type of ...

But compared to Christmas, with its presents, trees, lights, stockings ... to some extent — rebranded versions of existing pagan holidays. Christmas borrows its merrymaking and gift-giving ...

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Many people view the likes of town crying and Morris dancing as dying British traditions, uniquely performed by bearded men ...

Easter (Goede Vrijdag, 1e and 2e Paasdag) takes place this weekend, so it is time for catch-up session in the Dutch News inburgering course. Easter Monday is a public holiday but Friday is a normal ...

some believed that the custom of eating hot cross buns on Good Friday dated back to the days of Pagan England when the early Britons ate cakes in honour of the goddess of spring. The Christmas ...