The 12 Days of Christmas, stretching from December 25 to Epiphany on January 6, continues the celebration. Among Europe's many cherished traditions, Steves favors Norway, France, and England for ...

The United States has a quirky tradition of hiding a pickle-shaped ornament on the Christmas tree, with a prize for the lucky finder. In Norway, broomsticks and mops are hidden on Christmas Eve ...

British resident Alex Kronenberg feels wearing Norway's traditional "bunad" costume doesn't quite feel right. He explains how he explained how he launched a business to offer a compromise to other ...

In the UK the tradition of Christmas trees began in the late C18th and was popularised during the reign of Queen Victoria. Each year Norway sends a huge fir tree to the UK to acknowledge support ...

The tradition started in 1947 and is a gift ... in-exile was established in London. After the war, Norway began sending a Christmas tree to London every year as a way of saying thank you.

A recent poll has revealed the top festive bucket list items for Brits, which include a white Christmas at home, witnessing the Northern Lights in Norway ... experience new traditions and create ...

Our official line here at Londonist is that we love your tree Norway, and please don't stop this lovely Christmas tradition — Takk skal du ha! Londoners didn't exactly behave when the tree first ...

Norway: Hiding brooms In Norway ... their ancestors by visiting cemeteries and lighting candles on Christmas Eve. This tradition creates a serene, beautiful scene as graveyards glow with countless ...