Steve Allison-Bunnell is an ordained lay member of the Plum Village Order of Interbeing founded by Zen Master Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, and serves as the senior practice leader of the Joining Rivers ...

Dec. 21 Rutland Elks Hoop Shoot — FREE Hoop Shoot for girls and boys ages 8-9. This is the first step on the road to the National Hoop Shoot in Chicago next April. All welcome to participate. 1-3 p.m.

And then, of course, there’s the sheer fear of birth. So much blood to bring love into the world! The real Nativity—for Mary, ...

While many families in the UK have their own traditions, some countries have more peculiar ways of celebrating.

For Christmas she wears blinking lights or a Santa Claus outfit. For New Year’s she dumps glitter in her hair and dons a ...

My Italian grandma had many traditions for New Year's Eve. Some of them involved coins. Some of them involved pots. One of ...

Hungry ogres, giant goats and trees that offer gifts... see how ancient lore, Norse gods and rites both old and new shape Christmas celebrations around the world.

Whether it’s smashing pomegranates or banging pots and pans, these rituals are said to bring luck and good fortune for the ...

English Heritage, the organization that manages Stonehenge, said some 8,500 people celebrated Saturday at the monument on ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ...

“Winter is a time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire.” — Edith Sitwell In Minnesota, the winter solstice arrives with a kind of ...

Today marks the shortest day and longest night of the year as the sun reaches its lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere sky ...