Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

Happy Christmas 2024: The link between Christmas and candles finds its roots in the Middle Ages. Christmas is a season filled with love, warmth, and time-honoured traditions, bringing families and ...

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...

International Community of Christ, Chapel of the Holy Child will hold a Service of Candle Lighting and Communion of Fellowship at 11 a.m. Dec. 25 at 643 Ralston St. It features scriptural readings ...

Candles are magic. There is something about lighting its wick that immediately transforms the mundane into ritual. It illuminates a room in a soft, golden veil and fills the space with that distinct ...

When I was a kid, my mother celebrated Hanukkah and my father celebrated Christmas. But then, they never saw eye to eye on anything. Now, as an adult, I get it. It's so easy to love Christmas in ...

On Friday, people young and old started to take part in the holiday time tradition of the Advent calendar. So what is the story behind this time-honored tradition and how did it come to mainstream ...

When people wish others a “happy holiday season” or just “happy holidays,” what exactly do they mean? This “season” usually begins around Thanksgiving and lasts through December until the first day of ...

One of the finest traditions of the holiday season is the sharing of stories. The elders telling tales of yesteryear, family catching up on the year and children reading fables of flying reindeer and ...