Foula - which also celebrates Christmas on 6 January - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar. Data from Hitched shows hundreds are choosing off-season nuptials with some based around ...

Mentally, you may still be feeding off the festive high, refusing to let your Christmas flame burn out ... to start thinking about taking down the decorations and kicking your fir to the curb ...

One can never go wrong with Christmas shopping—even if it means ... its grip on one of the key pillars of Russia's economy Betty Crocker Just Launched 3 First-Of-Their-Kind Baking Mixes Ford ...

Traditionally in Ireland (and apparently in Puerto Rico also), Nollaig na mBan is the day on which all the Christmas decorations must come down—not before or after—or else risk bad luck for ...

when should you put away your Christmas decorations and holiday wear? This seemingly innocuous question is not as simple as it seems. That is, if you want to follow certain traditions or even ...

it is still seen as the point when many people take down their Christmas decorations for the year to avoid bad luck. It all comes from a medieval notion that decorations left up after a certain point ...

The decorations, which were traditionally put up on Christmas Eve, used to stay out until February 2 (the end of Candlemas). This used to be the official end of Christmas in Medieval England.

Evergreens like fir, holly, ivy, and mistletoe that thrived in winter despite the darkness and the cold were favourite decorations for the Christmas season. Illustration by Birket Foster for the ...

While most of the world has concluded its Christmas celebrations and is focused on the excitement of the new year, the Christmas season is not over yet as 12% of the world's Christians ...

CHRISTMAS is over for another year, leaving many to wonder when is the best time to take festive decorations down. The decision is down to you when it comes to packing up the tinsel and the tree.

Oxford Street is usually the first London district to switch on its Christmas lights, illuminating the world-famous shopping street. The magic happens on Tuesday 5 November 2024. The stars are ...