This video examines why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, despite the Bible never giving a date for Jesus’ birth. It ...

The year begins with elections in Bangladesh, Thailand and Nepal, but also with the Vietnamese Communist Party Congress. The Philippines will hold the rotating presidency of ASEAN, while Shenzhen will ...

As for the name “Palestine,” it was not used in any widespread way to describe the land of Israel until 135 AD – in other ...

To understand how New Year traditions came into existence – especially in the British Isles – is to explore a complex ...

Around the Christmas period, most families are preparing for the festivities by hanging decorations, planning dinner parties, and thinking about Christmas presents. However, for Orthodox Christians ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...

The devastation has loomed over the celebrations for the tiny Christian community in Gaza, with much of the population living ...

The 2023 and 2024 celebrations were canceled with a "broken heart and a broken soul," Bethlehem's mayor told NBC News, but ...

You might be surprised to learn that there are holidays 365 days of the year. There's also a twelfth federal holiday that's observed only in Washington D.C., and it's not recognized every year, but ...

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.