Here are 10 lost festive traditions that are no longer part of modern celebrations. The Lord of Misrule and the Christmas Prince The Lord of Misrule was a medieval tradition in England and ...

Making your Christmas pudding or cake on Stir-up Sunday ... it continues to be an important part of centuries-old traditions. Stir-up Sunday dates to Victorian times, where family members would ...

Don’t believe it. Telling ghost stories around the fireplace on Christmas Eve is an old tradition, very popular in the 19th century, the Victorian era. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol ...

Even in trying times, it is still possible to find rays of hope and joy in simple, age-old Christmas traditions without being consumed by the pressures in the air. Whether or not you are prepared ...

There are some Christmas traditions in the UK that might confuse ... While some do refer to old Saint Nick as Santa Claus in the UK, it is widely accepted that Father Christmas is his more ...

Here’s a sample of what readers cherish around the holidays (lightly edited for clarity and brevity): Hutzelbrot bread: My family’s centuries-old Christmas tradition is this German equivalent ...

In Ukrainian folk tradition, “Old Nicholas,” also known as St. Nicholas ... tinkering elves and flying reindeer are universal symbols of Christmas, but in Northeast Pennsylvania they share ...

Old Salem takes visitors back to its beginnings, with tours and reenactments of Christmas traditions.Old Salem Museum and Gardens' lantern tours run from Thanksgiving through Christmas ...

Posadas are central to Christmas season in Mexico ... All the neighbors carry candles, and Garcia leads them through an age-old tradition. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON ...