The holiday season. The festive period. Yuletide. This time of year has all kinds of names and bynames, from simple catch-all generalizations to age-old terms with centuries of history. Holiday season ...
The tradition of using evergreen trees and plants for winter celebrations predates Christianity. Ancient cultures like the Romans, Egyptians, and Celts used evergreens to symbolize life and the ...
St. Augustine’s Ancient City Farmstead’s Christmas Experience kicks off Nov. 28 and continues every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 21. An outdoor skating rink, a 50-foot-high Christmas tree, ...
Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...
The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day." It's a ...
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