You may have heard of the Grinch, the dastardly Yin to Santa’s benevolent Yang, but there are some strange Christmas traditions in ... him torture misbehaving kids for all eternity sounds ...

When it comes to holiday traditions ... leaving treats for kids as a sort of cosmic apology. Befana is especially popular in Southern Italy, where she’s celebrated with warmth and humor.

“Usually the kids don’t like you,” he said, describing what it’s like to arrive at the Children’s Christmas party dressed as Krampus. “The German tradition seems a little scary for the ...

This character, often depicted with a whip, punishes naughty children and serves as a reminder to behave. Italy’s Christmas traditions are quite different from many other European countries. Instead ...

Christmas traditions vary widely around the world ... While she might look like a witch, well-behaved children in Italy should be happy to get a visit from La Befana. Often depicted as a kind ...

Christmas Eve’s Feast of the Seven Fishes is, by Italian Catholic tradition, supposed to be a ... because they’re considered luckier in Italy, says Janice Mancuso, a writer and publisher ...

Donato Trovarelli doesn’t celebrate Christmas. The charismatic Christian author from Pescara, Italy, rejects the holiday and all its trappings. To him, the traditions ... for the kids in their ...

WHETHER it's hanging your stockings by the fire or leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus, we all have Christmas traditions that ... Ukrainian culture. Most kids are well acquainted with ...