The comfort of predictable social norms, familiar customs, and shared cultural understanding suddenly vanishes, replaced by practices that can feel bewildering or even shocking. From greeting customs ...

When you wake up on January 1, tradition dictates you should eat a lucky number of meals; seven (for the unadventurous), nine ...

In countries all across Latin America and in the Caribbean, folks rush eat 12 green grapes, one for each month of the year, ...

It's that time of the year when there's chill in the air, and warmth in people's hearts. Christmas is just around the corner and people are in a joyful mood to spend quality time with their loved ones ...

Christmas traditions are what make the festive season so magical in the U.S. From leaving out cookies and milk for Santa ...

From Hong Kong to Lisbon, from Sydney to Buenos Aires, billions of people on the planet participate in a grand celebration on the night of December 31 to January 1. However, behind the external ...

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From peelable candy to putting shoes out instead of stockings for Santa, Pine Island students learned about holiday ...

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We all know what Christmas is about in America. Cookies, candy canes, Christmas carols, Santa coming down the chimney, and, of course, stuff, stuff, and more stuff. But, as a holiday celebrated ...

From reciting Christmas poems to watching Donald Duck to celebrating family time, CBJ players share their favorites ...