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Christmas

Via dei Presepi

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Vanocni dum

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Vanocni dum

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

Does this Christmas tree in the Blue Room of the White House look good enough to eat?

Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Sugar

Researchers hope for a zero-waste alternative to landfills.

Rohini Chaki January 11, 2019

Drink it while it's hot!

Hriatô

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.

Even some cartoonish dessert lampreys have scary teeth.

Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

Peppermint Pig

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

Gray Peas with Bacon and Onions

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Floating Christmas Market

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

A bowl of cinnamon-topped Risengrød.

Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Venezuela.

Pan de Jamón

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

Christmas Eve Carp

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

Puto Bumbong

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

Christmas Cake and Cheese

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

Pepper plants made for a hotter holiday.

When the Christmas Plant Was a Pepper, Not a Poinsettia

Chilis were once holiday must-haves.

Anne Ewbank December 20, 2018

What does your most beloved holiday decoration look like?

17 Wonderful Reader Stories About Unique Holiday Heirlooms

'Tis the season for emotionally significant decorations.

Eric Grundhauser December 17, 2018

In his performances, Dickens took to the stage alone, with little more than a desk and his book.

objects of intrigue

Charles Dickens Couldn't Stop Tinkering With 'A Christmas Carol'

He revised and revised whenever he took his show on the road.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 17, 2018