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Holidays

31 days of halloween

Celebrating Life While There's Still Time: Halloween Meets Mexico's Days of Death

Andrew Chesnut October 20, 2014

Sinless Sweets: Where and When to Eat the Ten Best Saintly Desserts

Elizabeth Harper June 30, 2014

Spongebob in Flames: The New Year's Eve Effigy Burning in Ecuador

Allison Meier December 31, 2013

The Monsters of Christmas

Sarah Elizabeth Troop December 25, 2013

The Unfortunate Fates of the Gavle Goat: A Timeline

Atlas Obscura December 20, 2013

The regal carp

Třeboň, Czechia

Třeboň

In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.

Santa Claus, Indiana sign

Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus, Indiana

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

Easley, South Carolina

Tiny Town of Easley

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Will the Gavle Goat Burn?

Allison Meier December 13, 2013

rites and rituals

The Truth About Krampus

Al Ridenour November 29, 2013

All photographs courtesy of Kathryn Yu; kathrynyu.com

society adventures

Society Adventures: An Exclusive Encounter with the Times Square Ball

Megan Roberts November 15, 2013

Rudolph and Ruins: Photographs of Abandoned Santa Parks

Allison Meier November 5, 2013

Madrid, New Mexico

Madrid Christmas Parade

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt's Steam Whistle Christmas

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

Permanently Closed

Lyndhurst, Ohio

Eggshelland

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.