"The 12 Days of Christmas" is an iconic holiday song, but when does it actually. We did some research so you don't have to.

Christmas and Epiphany developed not in competition but in conversation: one celebrates God entering human history; the other ...

Taking a Christmas tree down by New Year's Eve (December 31) is another tradition for some who believe it's bad luck to leave ...

The Christmas holiday is in the rearview mirror for most people. But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the ...

Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you'll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until ...

Many Latino bakeries offer “Rosca de Reyes” or Three Kings Cake, while a local French favorite is serving the classic Galette ...

While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history Christmas lasts for much longer. The feast marking the end of Christmas is called “Epiphany.” In ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home blessing ...

If I close my eyes, I can see my childhood in clips, much like scenes from a movie. Looking back at the Christmas season, I can still see the nativity scene in my childhood home, next to the fireplace ...

Traditionally, people believe that you should take your Christmas tree down on the Twelfth Night, so either January 5 or 6. If you forget, some superstitions recommend keeping the decorations up until ...

Potts is the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. His new book is Forgiveness: An Alternative Account ...