Sweden has some charming Christmas traditions. For example, it’s customary to serve a Christmas Eve buffet of traditional foods including risgrynsgröt, a rice pudding flavoured with cinnamon.

You may have heard of the Grinch, the dastardly Yin to Santa’s benevolent Yang, but there are some strange Christmas traditions in Europe that might have slipped off your radar. Here are five of ...

Rice porridge, marzipan pig, carols, an empty plate, bacalhau, dressing up, Donald Duck. With Håkon Heggstad (Norsk Rikskringkasting), Agnieszka Bielawska (Polskie Radio), Andrea Lupi (Rádio e ...

Imagine the aroma of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts filling the crisp, winter air as you wander down cobbled streets surrounded by storybook buildings illuminated by a glow of white lights.

Europe’s traditions are often as surprising as they ... In December, kids “feed” it daily. On Christmas Eve, they whack it with sticks while singing. The log then “poops” out small ...

Christmas, a season of twinkling lights, boundless joy, and cherished traditions, unfolds today across the globe in a dazzling tapestry of cultures. From the frosty carol-filled markets of Europe ...