The mysterious string of symbols is a tradition tied to the end of the Christmas season. Here's what it means.

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the ...

"Chalking the door" is an ancient custom associated with the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as "Three Kings Day," which this year falls on Monday, Jan. 6 in the United States. As the Rev. David ...

Have you chalked your door this year?This traditional Epiphany custom is practiced in many countries across Europe and ...

Have you ever walked past a door and ... a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless its home. Epiphany, which is also ...

The Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy community came together for the feast of Epiphany with a chalking ceremony on Jan. 6 to celebrate the coming of the Wise Men and the close of the Christmas ...

Twelfth Night is a Christian celebration that marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas and the start of Epiphany. Epiphany is recognised as the day that the Three Wise Men, or the Magi, visited the ...

RICHMOND COUNTY — While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history ...

The Christian festival of Epiphany, or 'Three Kings' ('Traja krali' or 'Tri krale' in archaic Slovak), is being celebrated in Slovakia and many other countries on Monday, January 6. The Roman ...