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The Loony Dook.

13 Unusual Places to Ring in the New Year

Cold plunge, burn, or dance your way into a new year.

Roxanne Hoorn December 27, 2024

Årsgång is the Swedish tradition of a solitary, night-time walk in the forest is just one of many spooky folk stories surrounding the New Year.

Spooky Winter Holiday Lore: Our Favorite Reads

From Christmas goblins to a New Year’s ghost-horse, these creepy tales are sure to keep you in the holiday spirit.

Roxanne Hoorn December 27, 2024

'Tis the season for very festive cocktails.

Our Favorite Holiday Cocktail Recipes and Stories

Raise a glass of Yuletide punch, or an ice cream-loaded elixir.

Diana Hubbell December 24, 2024

17 Can’t-Miss Christmas Places to Visit

From Santa’s workshop to the land of candy-cane stripes, these locales will put you in the Christmas spirit.

Roxanne Hoorn December 20, 2024

Gifting animals, games, and cakes.

5 Tales of Bizarre Holiday Gift-Giving

From elephants and hippos to fanfiction and sheep-shearing cake—what are you gifting this year?

Roxanne Hoorn December 5, 2024

A Thanksgiving Plateful of Places

From a turkey tribute to a potato hotel, there's more than enough to go around here.

Roxanne Hoorn November 22, 2024

Snowy Christmas market in Erfurt

Your Guide to Germany’s Coziest Winter Customs

From cookies to crafts, Germany is home to a host of charming seasonal traditions.

Sponsored by The German National Tourist Office and Lufthansa

<em>Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders</em>.

11 Niche Gifts for Your Unconventional Loved Ones

Presents they didn’t know to put on their wishlists.

Rachel Rummel November 19, 2024

I'll be using <em>jamun</em> juice in my menu for its bright purple color.

'Diwalloween' Means Lights, Sweets, and Spooky Treats

How do you celebrate two feasts in one?

Andrew Coletti October 28, 2024

Porto, Portugal

Semea

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Verónica Oviedo (center) began the all-female mariachi band Mujer Latina in 2004.

7 Stories to Toast To Cinco de Mayo

Replace that margarita with vino de cocos.

April White May 3, 2024

Though traditional tāngyuán are plain dumplings, you can also make artful variations.

5 Recipes to Make for Lunar New Year

Welcome the Year of the Dragon with fortune-telling soups, lucky goldfish dumplings, and more.

Sam O'Brien February 9, 2024

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted a longer winter nearly every Groundhog Day.

A Primer on Both Groundhogs and Hedgehogs

Just in time for their moment in the sun (or not).

April White January 26, 2024

Made by simmering evergreen needles with water, sugar, and lemon, the Christmas tree cordial is a surprising shade of pink.

How to Eat or Drink Your Christmas Tree

Don't just throw out your tree; use it to spruce up your cocktails, stews, and more.

Sam O'Brien January 8, 2024

Published in the January 4, 1957, edition of <em>Collier's</em> magazine, "Christmas Party" was a murder mystery novella written by Rex Stout where oddball detective Nero Wolfe has to figure out who killed an esteemed furniture designer.

How Christmas Murder Mysteries Became a U.K. Holiday Tradition

In these Christmas tales, Santa has a very low survival rate.

Eleanor Davis December 15, 2023

Nicknamed the "Christmas Tree Boat," the evergreen-laden <em>Rouse Simmons</em> disappeared beneath Lake Michigan waters in November 1912.

The ‘Christmas Tree Boat’ Shipwreck That Devastated 1912 Chicagoans

Marine archaeologists are beginning to understand what really happened to Captain Santa's ill-fated ship.

Jonathan Feakins December 13, 2023

A 'Triumph of Gluttony' from the bookstore Archestratus, for the puzzle fiend in your life.

The Ultimate Gastro Obscura Gift Guide

Our favorite food gifts your loved ones don’t already have.

Diana Hubbell November 30, 2023

Illustration of a Venice-themed Mardi Gras float with Shakespeare's Othello

New Orleans, Louisiana

Starting Point of the First Mardi Gras Parade

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.