CHELSEA face Real Betis in the Conference League final. Spanish football expert Andy West gives the lowdown on the ...

The Mayan civilization was one of the foremost to have developed the Mayan astrology system Mayan astrology is based the on the 260day ceremonial calendar called the Tzolkin which was used by the Maya ...

After Franco's death, Spain underwent a transition to democracy. But a sweeping amnesty law passed by parliament in 1977 shielded both former regime officials and anti-Franco activists from ...

The famous store has 26 branches around the world, and although this is the first to be installed in Spain, the establishment also highlights ... In addition to the demand for typical Christmas ...

In Catalonia, Spain, families embrace the quirky “caga tió” tradition ... In Sweden, the giant Yule Goat, a straw structure, is a famous Christmas symbol, but it’s often the target of arsonists.

It’s Christmastime, and the symbols of the season are everywhere. Christmas plants include numerous conifer species, poinsettia, mistletoe, and holly. Species-wise, poinsettia is the most ...

MADRID - Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the ...

Lottery mania hits Spain in the weeks leading up to the Christmas lottery. Relatives, co-workers, groups of friends and club members frequently buy tickets or fractions of them together ...

The joy of Jesus’ birth colors the world on Christmas Day. Symbols and decorations for Christmas are not only liturgical, but also have economic, social and cultural aspects. Christmas ornaments ...

How did evergreen trees—whether pine, spruce or fir—become the symbol of Christmas? Why do we cut down a perfectly good tree, drag it in the house and decorate it, yet we couldn’t even ...

Under the solstice sun and trade winds, Allison and I walked around the forestry school’s Christmas tree nursery in Heredia, north of San José, until we found a sapling with the right height and form.

making mistletoe a symbol of hope in more ways than one. As we gather under the mistletoe this Christmas season, it’s worth pausing to consider its deeper meaning. Traditionally associated with ...