Every year the Islander's founding editor, Earl Brechlin, writes a holiday story intended to be read on Christmas Eve. It is ...

Like a tempestuous god, Iceland changes its mood throughout the year. When the ice melts, it reveals black lava fields, ...

A memorial service has taken place for the victims of the attack on Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany, in which a man ...

Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous ancient Greek tales with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used ...

And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For ...

A great king of Ethiopia by the name of Balthazar brought gold, joining other wise leaders bringing frankincense and myrrh, ...

Richard Allen, convicted of killing two teenage girls in the woods near Delphi, Ind., in 2017, was sentenced to 130 years in ...

Light,” “Counting Winter,’‘ “My Wonderful Christmas Tree,’” “Santa’s First Christmas” and “On a Chariot of Fire.” ...

Come with me through this Yuletide tale of the wild hunt as we draw lessons from this political moment and rekindle a sense of hope.

Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore. He’s simultaneously a punishing enforcer of good ...

They report in the European Journal of Archaeology that, although eight social-play toys were found among the Norse ...

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