Over the years, many beloved American traditions have faded into the background as the country and its culture evolve. While some traditions hold strong in certain communities, others are slipping ...
Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities.
However, Christmas traditions vary greatly across the globe, influenced by local customs, climate, and cultural heritage. – Bells: The iconic “Jingle Bells” song, written by Lord Pierpont in ...
Christmas is a global celebration which has years of history and many ways of being celebrated. Every country in the World brings a tradition ... attire instead of the American red outfit.
they brought with them traditional foods and customs surrounding the holidays. They also invented a new one: the Feast of the Seven Fishes. The Italian American Christmas Eve tradition is believed ...
Next week, we'll get a rare cultural confluence: the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day coincide for only the fifth time in a century.
The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...