In Greece, children receive gifts on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve, and they are brought to them by Saint Basil ...

SANTA ON THE BAYOU: The gift giveaway celebrates its 25th anniversary on Dec. 14 at the Los Isleños Museum Complex, 1357 ...

Ruth Kinna's examination of Christmas, Kropotkin's connections to the traditions and the potential within it for a radical ...

A while back, 2006 to be exact or close to it, I was up on our roof prepping our outdoor lights for the coming celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. It was a beautiful day; the sun was ...

Pardons and commutations are a presidential and gubernatorial right, intended for those who have shown remorse for their transgression. Sometimes, pardons are bestowed on family and friends who have ...

Archeologists Discover a Sarcophagus Buried Under a Church, Believe it Could Belong to Saint Nicholas Who Inspired Santa ...

St. Nicholas died around 350. He was seen as a very prayerful man and was the bishop of Myra, a city in Lycia, in the ...

According to History.com, the tradition of giving coal to misbehaving children can be traced back to Europe and St. Nicholas, ...

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec.

A sarcophagus unearthed in Antalya may be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the saintly inspiration for Santa Claus.

Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a ...

Whether they’ve been cemented in culture since antiquity, since the turn of the 21st century or anytime in between, the ...