Researchers discovered that our ability to recognize trees in art is linked to a mathematical principle called the branch ...

"Wassail!" yelled the crowd. "Cider for everyone!" In an orchard by a Welsh castle, hundreds of people gathered to wish good ...

But the “war on Christmas” narrative ... holiday held on a day stolen from pagans, filled with trees, mistletoe and other pagan trappings that have nothing to do with the birth of Jesus ...

History tells us that the celebration of Christmas as the birth of our savior, Jesus, was initiated in the fourth century as Roman Christians appropriated the pagan festival of “Saturnalia ...

Is Christmas Actually a Pagan Holiday? Posted: February 7, 2025 | Last updated: February 7, 2025 Debunked investigates the world's biggest myths and misconceptions. Each deep dive is an ...

This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...

While the post-Christmas period is a time of bliss, mostly spent watching telly and eating leftovers, there is that looming chore of having to take the tree and all the festive decorations down ...

We're pretty sure there's no bigger deflating feeling than when Christmas ends and it's time to take down the tree. Although artificial Christmas trees pack the benefit of never having to hunt for a ...

There might not be a Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square this year. Although the Vatican had its eye on a majestic Norway spruce from northern Italy, this may not come to fruition. Residents of the ...

Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice. Watch the full ...