brings the joy of service into Christmas festivities every year. His tradition began in 2016, when he moved from a small town in the Black Forest region of Germany to Bluefield, Virginia for an ...

Spain has many traditions used to mark the holiday ... Even those with no religious affiliation in Germany widely celebrate Christmas. In 2023, 81% of Germans celebrated the occasion, according ...

From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...

WHETHER it’s hanging your stockings by the fire or leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus, we all have Christmas traditions that we follow. And depending on where you are in the world, ...

Germany is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree, according to History.com, with 16th century records telling of Christians bringing trees into their homes for the holiday.

In the 19th century, the tradition of counting down to Christmas four Sundays before ... hanging giant advent calendars from buildings in Germany are popular in the recent years.

The Christmas story tells us that three wise men, also referred to as magi or kings, followed a miraculous guiding star to ...

Nearly all of the legends of the Christmas spider originate in Eastern Europe, likely Ukraine, though the stories are popular in Germany, too. “The Ukrainian “pavuchky,” or spider ...

Other countries like Poland and Germany too consider this tradition and believe that if they find any spider or spider web in a Christmas tree, then they consider it as good luck for them and ...

If your household is divided on when to say goodbye to your tree and decorations, looking to Christian tradition could prove ...

Some 200,000 Jewish refugees came to Germany after the fall of the USSR, and brought cultural traditions — like partying hard during Christmas.