Christmas in Italy is a largely Catholic celebration, with much made of the feast days in both the run up to Christmas and after Christmas
Although bold children in some parts of the world are afraid of what Santa might bring, at least they don’t have to deal with central
As a predominantly Catholic country, Christmas is celebrated widely in Poland. Advent marks the beginning of the festive season, and people try to be peaceful and not have too much of things, not
As seen in the our ‘Christmas Around the World’ series, the world is full of varying Christmas traditions. While traditions are often carried from place to place as generations of
December 6th marks St. Nicholas’ Day – the feast of the saint who we all know and love as Santa Claus. St. Nicholas’ Day is
Canada is a vast country with people of many different cultural backgrounds, and there are lots of different Christmas traditions there. Indeed, many of the traditions and celebrations
It’s now less than three weeks until Christmas Day, which means you can probably stop worrying about whether it’s too soon to stick your favourite piece of December
The Star of Bethlehem appears just once in the Bible, in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, yet is now synonymous with the holiday
As Christmas celebrations go, the United States of America has a huge range of different traditions and customs because of its multicultural nature. Many are similar to
When people hear the word ‘Babushka’, they usually think of the small Russian dolls that open in the middle and contain smaller versions of themselves.
