235 Items Tagged

Christmas

Barcelona, Spain

El Caganer

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

Midland, Michigan

Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

Sign at the entrance to Christmas Lane. (Wikimedia Commons)

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

Chandler, Arizona

Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

amusement parks

The Uncertain Future of Santa’s Village, An Abandoned 1950s Christmas Park

Sandi Hemmerlein December 23, 2015

Talking to the Visionary Who Made Santa a Business Man

Andy Wright December 22, 2015

The Science Behind Why Holiday Jingles Get Stuck In Our Heads

Damaris Colhoun December 22, 2015

Print shows a late Victorian die-cut trade/greeting card showing a gilded painter's palette with paints on the left and the head of a kitten

Behold These Seasonally Confused Holiday Cards from the Victorian Era

Anika Burgess December 22, 2015

Golden Pigs, Jesus-Shaped Bread, and 5 Other Delightful European Christmas Customs

Sarah Laskow December 21, 2015

The Real-Life Christmas Grinches Who Steal Lights, Ornaments, Trees—Even Baby Jesus

Andy Wright December 21, 2015

Original caption: Emigrant children at Ellis Island, Melanicolic and tense, displaying their Christmas gifts. Photograph, Early 1900's.

'What a Christmas Present! Deportation!': The Revealing History of Ellis Island's Holiday Parties

Brianna Nofil December 18, 2015

Mistletoe Is a Parasitic, Explosive Plant That Maybe You Shouldn't Stand Underneath

Andy Wright December 17, 2015

Does Mrs. Claus Have a Life of Her Own?

Ella Morton December 16, 2015

From Gift-Giving Koalas to Surfing Santa, How Christmas Imagery Gets Australianized

Ella Morton December 11, 2015

The 2015 Atlas Obscura Gift Guide

Atlas Obscura December 10, 2015

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 8 Out-There Presents For the Big Dreamer

Sarah Laskow December 10, 2015

conspiracy theories

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 8 Presents for the Conspiracy Theorist

Eric Grundhauser December 10, 2015

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 8 Presents for the Exterior Decorator

Cara Giaimo December 10, 2015