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Holidays

A Morena effigy in

Welcoming Spring by Burning the Goddess of Winter

Sarah Laskow March 20, 2018

Pepperpot made with cassareep.

Cassareep

Sauce that can preserve stew for days—no fridge needed.

Guatemalan Fiambre

This 50-ingredient salad is for both the living and the dead.

Kanji

This fermented purple carrot elixir practically makes itself.

Amidst colored smoke bombs, a mock soldier prepares to throw eggs.

Els Enfarinats

In Ibi, “the Floured Ones” use food, face paint, and firecrackers to stage a commemorative coup.

A young competitor showcases a perfect toss.

The Great Fruitcake Toss

Why throw old cakes away when you can launch them by hand, slingshot, or cannon?

Concentric circles mark the alleged center of the world.

Ludbreg, Croatia

Ludbreg's 'Center of the World'

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

A Green Man enjoying some cider and a fire.

The Holiday That Celebrates Apples With Rifles and Cider

Hanging toast on trees feeds good spirits.

Anne Ewbank January 5, 2023

Are lemon pigs an old-new tradition?

Lemon Pigs Are the World’s Newest New Year’s Tradition

They go viral roughly every 50 years.

Anne Ewbank January 3, 2018

A seabird sits on a Baker Island sign.

Why Ham Radio Fans Want to Spend Next Summer on an Island Full of Bird Poop

Baker Island, in the middle of the Pacific, is also the last place on Earth to ring in the new year.

Cara Giaimo December 29, 2017

This tree was placed a few years ago, and was recently uncovered by a storm.

After the Holidays, Christmas Trees Have More Work to Do

They're sheltering aquatic species, keeping out invasive fish, and holding beaches and swamps together.

Cara Giaimo December 27, 2017

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Mount Ingino Christmas Tree

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

Drawing, 1932.

J.R.R. Tolkien Is Our Favorite Father Christmas

For 23 years he role-played in holiday letters to his children.

Anika Burgess December 21, 2017

Say hello to the Mari Lwyd.

Each Christmas, the Welsh Try to Outsmart a Horse Skull Puppet

Then they drink.

Eric Grundhauser December 21, 2017

Alan Turing in 1930, long before computer music was even imaginable.

Listen to the First Computer-Generated Christmas Carols, From Alan Turing's Lab

"Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas" haven't sounded like this in a long time.

Natasha Frost December 20, 2017

A kholodet with shredded meat and an egg.

Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

A Kransekake in all its glory.

Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.