The Telegraph selected the best and worst of Britain's 1,250 towns, and picturesque Queensferry came out on top in Scotland.

But gift giving this time of year dates to an even older tradition ... pagan or papist abomination, and any citizen found celebrating around Dec. 25 would be sternly reprimanded. But when ...

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On 11 January an eerie figure appeared in Dinas Mawddwy - eight-foot and fleshless with baubles for eyes, the horse-like Mari Lwyd came to visit.

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Pongal is a major festival in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, that celebrated the arrival of the harvest season. It ...

Some people who lived in some of the Outer Banks communities celebrated January 5. There are several origins that explain the tradition of how Old Christmas came to be. Some have to do with ancient ...

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The Twelve Days of Christmas originally referred to the 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany (January 6), a time when the wise men are said to have visited the newborn Jesus. (Image: Network18 ...

Out on the banks of the Little Klickitat River at Ekone Park, Ss. Joachim and Ana Orthodox Church held its annual ‘Blessing of the Waters’ service on January 6.