The Other Christmas Truce
“It is Holy Night and there will be no shooting.” The soldiers agreed.
“It is Holy Night and there will be no shooting.” The soldiers agreed.
Iceland’s Christmas folklore includes the Ogress Grýla, the thirteen Yule Lads, and a giant cat.
The Norwegian tale of a young man who fell asleep on Christmas Eve and woke on Epiphany to recount the miraculous sights he had seen.
Now is the perfect time to approach Dickens’ classic, with its perennial themes of repentance and generosity.
Fairy parties and flying reindeer are not things out of which eventually we must grow; they belong to the realm inhabited only by those who are mature enough to understand the world for what it is.
Left-wing politicians and others have expressed outrage over the law and declared Italy is a secular state.
Officials have warned of the growing risk posed by Islamist militants.
Despite the commission’s animosity toward Christmas, polls show that Canadians of all religions support Christmas being a public holiday.
Jihadist attacks in Hanover and North Rhine-Westphalia were at an advanced stage of planning.
Ancient customs will continue to make the European winter nights bright.