Whenever a folk tradition becomes popular, you can be sure that a large company will try to...
Day: December 25, 2018
Debunking some long-held false notions of the holiday. #1 Myth Retailers Have Ruined Christmas By Commercializing It...
What does the Bible say about how we are to treat refugees, immigrants and foreigners? It’s pretty...
Several of Santa’s modern features, such as his generosity, miracle-working, and focus on morality (being ‘naughty or nice’), were part of his image from the very...
Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s gift-giving...
Alena Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com Christmas tends to assume a strong sense of its own significance in times of protracted conflict....
How did a religious celebration turn into a holiday that is all about home, family, and Christmas...
In the Netherlands, the tradition goes that Sinterklaas lives in Madrid, wears a red clerical robe and...
Around 1 in 8 Americans was poor in 2017. That doesn’t compare well to other developed nations. On Sept. 12, the...
Virgin birth was not a new story in the ancient world. At the centre of the annual...
Christmas trees are fairly moden, but parts of the traditional Christmas pre-date Jesus. By Dr. Peter GlavesEnterprise FellowNorthumbria University, Newcastle Every year,...