Many institutions stop working earlier than usual on the day of Christmas Eve, which is usually celebrated with a family dinner at home. Many Poles wait until the first star appears in the sky before ...

More than 70 years ago, my French Canadian mother made a road trip from Montreal to Fresno to work as a registered nurse. She didn’t know anything about Central California. She had never heard ...

The tradition is inspired by the Ukrainian folk stories of a poor family who couldn’t afford to decorate their Christmas tree. When the children go to sleep on Christmas eve, a spider covers the ...

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — For First Baptist Church’s Senior Pastor, Kent Hinkel, one of his favorite traditions is the Christmas Eve Candlelight Church service — but when Hinkel came to Minot ...

On Christmas Eve, when many families are cozied up reading ... Holiday, who owns Biggs BBQ, 2429 Iowa, is establishing a new winter tradition with his wife, Shawn, and three sons, Seth, 13 ...

According to tradition, bits of hay are spread beneath the tablecloth as a reminder that Christ was born in a manger. What’s on the plate is based on traditional and seasonal products available in ...

Laura W, parent of three boys. In recent years there seems to have been a rise in doing more on Christmas Eve, with many families creating traditions like baking treats such as gingerbread houses ...

The festive spirit may feel a little more elusive right now, but the Icelandic Christmas Eve tradition of ‘jolabokaflodid’ could help solve your Christmas blues. It’s undeniable that ...