Holidays

On the night before the Balinese New Year, villagers bring monsters to life—and then burn them.

Plus three that are, sadly, just myths.

Welcome 2024 with a (lemon) pig or a polar bear (plunge).

Today, she's commonly called the Christmas Witch or even "the female Krampus"—but she is so much more.

But don’t worry—polar plunges and putting children in ovens helps banish them.

To make it through the long, cold Arctic winters, reindeer can get their beauty sleep while they stock up on calories.

For two decades, fans have been waking up on Christmas morning to custom, obsession-feeding gifts from strangers.

These tropical "warm spices," which flavor many Christmas cookies and other holiday favorites, are mainstays of traditional medicine.

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

The ancient tradition of Turoń bestowing blessings has faded but, like the creature itself, it may be resurrected.

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

The answer is the Moon.

Every December, thousands of torches transform Agnone into the fire capital of the world.

Porcelain or plastic, Harry Potter or copulating couple, fèves come in all shapes and sizes.