Although St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is a celebration of the “Emerald Isle’s” patron saint, the truth is that the festivities have a number of pagan symbolism that can be found commonly in Ancient ...

As part of Black History Month, Oni Press is releasing a new biographical graphic novel called First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth. This book dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal ...

Discover whether Christmas has pagan origins and its true meaning.

Fat Tuesday is just over a week away, marking the final — and biggest — day of the Mardi Gras season. While the holiday is most closely associated with New Orleans, Mardi Gras has deep historical ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated annually on February 14. The holiday is named after one or more Christian martyrs named St. Valentine. It may have origins in the ancient Roman pagan festival of ...

Every winter, the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count turns birding into a regional event, with the entirety of the Western Hemisphere competing. Thousands of people and interested birders ...

MOSCOW, FACTBOX. /TASS/. On January 7, Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate one of the most important Christian holidays - Christmas. This date is traditionally regarded by Orthodox churches as the ...

Happy Three Kings Day and Epiphany! Today is also National Take Down Your Christmas Tree Day, which has ties to the twelfth night of Christmas, known as the feast of Epiphany, a Christian holiday ...

Nollaig na mBan is an old tradition from the country's south that modern women have turned into a day to celebrate their labor during the holidays. Nollaig na mBan—otherwise known as "Women’s ...

The Midwest finds itself being pummeled by a cold and windy bomb cyclone moving through the area as this week begins, but the arrival of genuine winter weather will unfortunately serve to frost over ...

The calendar may still say December 2025, but Disneyland is already making plans for the Christmas 2026 season with a familiar holiday lineup of parades, fireworks and live music with some new food ...