The Yule Cat (or Christmas Cat) is a fearsome feline from Icelandic folklore. According to legend, the Yule Cat prowls the ...

The origins of the Christmas Elf. The origins of the elf can be traced back to Norse mythology and Germanic folklore.

More than a hundred food and craft vendors run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation in ...

Meaning: Cindy Lou is a combination of two names. Cindy is a diminutive of Cynthia, which means “woman from Mount Cynthus” in ...

Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly ...

Ordinary folks have taken Nicholas out of the church, traded his vestments for a fur-trimmed red suit, and given him a sleigh ...

Initially, the attack drew comparisons on social media to an Islamist-influenced immigrant's deadly attack on a Berlin ...

A team of archeologists working at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, say they may have found the grave of St. Nicholas, who has been popularized worldwide as “Santa Claus.” ...

In the beginning were the words. J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth -- the world of "The Lord of the Rings" and now the new ...

According to the Old Famer's Almanac, the first day of winter is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs at 4:21 a.m. on ...

MacKinnon Royal Dance will present a show at the Rialto Theater Center, and at River’s Edge Natural Area and City Star ...

In Lerwick, Scotland's northernmost port, cruise passengers discover an enchanting Norse town where ancient ruins meet ...