Around The World

Stating the obvious: America is a big country. The states may be united, but that doesn't mean that holidays are celebrated the same way everywhere. The innumerable Christmas traditions are prime ...

It's a strange proposition: celebrating Christmas in the middle of summer, when it's more than 30 degrees Celsius outside. Yet Australians and inhabitants of New Zealand, who live on the Earth's ...

In a country where tradition is still very much a part of everyday life, it is hardly a surprise that the holidays are celebrated in age-old ways. English people are notoriously fond of old ...

France is a pretty big country, so there are quite a few different Christmas traditions being upheld in the Hexagone. One thing is certain though: the French absolutely adore Christmas - whether ...

You could be forgiven for not immediately thinking of Germany when the subject of Christmas comes up, but in fact many of the Christmas traditions we all know and love originated in the country. ...

Funny how the last thing that crosses your mind when you're thinking of a warm and sunny country is the fact that the people there also celebrate Christmas… It makes sense, though: you don't need a ...

Scandinavia's pretty close to the North Pole - and that doesn't just mean that it gets incredibly cold there during winter. It also means that the Scandinavians get very, very excited about ...

Not doing something for about four hundred years would generally suffice to make you forget about how exactly it was you did that thing again, right? Well yes, and unfortunately, such is the case ...

Christmas is not a good time to be a turkey: all over the world, these big and tasty birds are the prime choice for Christmas meals. And the same goes for Spain, although the Mediterranean version ...