Yule, or Jól in Norse, was an ancient festival celebrating the winter solstice and marking the return of the longer days ...

From New Year’s Day to Christmas, see every 2026 holiday, federal observance, religious date and seasonal milestone in one ...

Every spring, the internet floods with myths about the Easter Bunny’s pagan past. This video sets the record straight - tracing the real history of the bunny and showing why ancient fertility rituals ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated in the first week of April in 2026. The date for Easter changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. Lent, a 40-day period of preparation for Easter, ...

Mardi Gras season leads up to Fat Tuesday, a celebration rooted in ancient and Christian traditions. Here's when it's ...

1. The robe worn by ministers, priests, the Pope, and Jesus, Moses – These garments are worn by men in the Middle East as protection against sand storms. Many parts of the Middle East are arid and dry ...

A Sicilian town builds a temporary cathedral from bread every Easter, celebrating history, faith, and community through an ...

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...

Easter Island has long been misunderstood by the West. A new book by Mike Pitts sets the record straight.

The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19. Florida and federal offices will be closed on the day, although most stores and restaurants will be open. All Florida schools will be ...