The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former Soviet Union.

It was ordered to decorate Moscow’s main streets and the homes of the nobility with conifer trees and branches. The New Year festivities lasted for seven days, topping the holiday off with a bonfire ...

If you’ve ever chopped down your own Christmas tree (or picked up a real one from your local tree lot), you know you might be bringing home more than just yuletide cheer. Creepy crawly bugs like ...

Father Vasyl Diychuk, 41, shows the spot near the river where his village used to build an ice town on Epiphany, celebrated ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and the air is filled with festive cheer—jingle bells, twinkling lights, joyful music, ...

Christmas is celebrated in many different places around the world, and some of this holiday's traditions are fairly unknown ...

We all have our treasured Christmas traditions, but in some parts of the world, typical yuletide celebrations can be a tad ...

On Thursday, Silly Safari’s Amazon John visited the “Life.Style.Live!” studio, bringing along a little eight-legged friend: ...

In Ukraine, people usually remove spiders and their webs from their homes. However, Christmas brings a surprising twist ...

At a time when many people will be looking forward to enjoying Christmas with their families, a cafe owner from Hereford will be spending his time delivering supplies to troops in Ukraine.

Common Man for Ukraine wrapped up its second Christmas convoy, partnering with people in Poland to deliver aid and gifts to Ukrainian villages. The non-profit has raised four million dollars ...

Most of Ukraine’s border villages now have no electricity ... When your correspondent calls, the Pasyugas are preparing a special Christmas issue. They already know what they want: uplifting ...