The love for tradition kept the Eastern Orthodox Church from adopting the Gregorian calendar though it was based on reason ...

The Christmas festivities of the Ukrainian community in Naples will conclude with a day where faith, culture, and community ...

Education institutions received directives prohibiting any mention of Saint Nicholas. The ban encompasses traditional ...

Artisans of intricate papier-mâché decorations grapple with a sharp decline in business, Danish Showkat and Mehendi Mehraj ...

Some 200,000 Jewish refugees came to Germany after the fall of the USSR, and brought cultural traditions — like partying hard during Christmas.

In addition to the ban on images of St. Nicholas, the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories have ...

TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Countries in the South Pacific Ocean are the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours ...

The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by a local composer. The ...

St. Paul's Cathedral in London set a historical record: for the first time in 900 years, girls took part in the Christmas ...

In his latest history column, Ken Bridges explores the traditions many cultures around the globe have for celebrating the New ...