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Christmas cookie preferences are anything but predictable.
Survive December 5, and you just might get some presents.
Wait, the Romans invented Christmas?
Not your average cat -- or your Christmas tradition.
Chester isn't celebrating Christmas — it's celebrating Saturnalia, the Roman pre-Christian celebration.
Exploring the evolution of Santa Claus through history, culture, and fairy tales.
Discover the magic of Yule with these festive, traditional practices.
Discover the rich history and customs of Yule, the winter solstice celebration.
Merry Viking Christmas!
Stay a while, and listen.
Some delicious Yuletide dishes to warm your home.
Before Christmas, people celebrated the Winter Solstice in surprisingly familiar ways.
Druid celebrations have more in common with Christmas than you'd think.
Discover the world of Christmas spiders and their very special festive folklore.
Discover the folklore behind the legendary tales of Christmas
Christ was most likely born a few years Before Christ (BC). Which is definitely impressive.
Christmas is just around the corner, and the good old Christmas tree is one of the most enjoyable traditions of the holiday season. Thankfully, more and more people are starting to realize that cutting a tree and ultimately throwing it in the street or in the dump is not the way to go if you […]
The history of a powerful Christmas symbol.
Ah, Christmas is just around the corner. There’s so much going on with gifts and celebrations and meeting up with loved ones that it’s hard to keep up. Then, of course, there’s Santa Claus. The embodiment of the Christmas spirit, Santa Claus, has undergone quite the metamorphosis over the years, and much of it is […]
We continue our foray into the history of Christmas.
This will completely change your idea of Christmas.
It is, for many of us, the most wonderful time of the year. “Christmas cheer” is that thing which is often referred to by those who believe December really is the season to be jolly. It’s that feeling of joy, warmth and nostalgia people feel when the jingle bells start jingling. But what is the […]
This is especially true among older or sicker people.
Brandy, it turns out, is the most popular Christmas drink -- at least in the UK.
It doesn't have to be so complicated.
The Soviet Santa is a lot more badass, I'll give him that.
Easy ways to green up your Christmas.
Christmas is far more complicated than you think.
I’ve already written an article about the best ways to green up your Christmas tree, so I really recommend you start from there. But if you want some more creative, out of the box eco-friendly alternatives, this is the place for you! Just in case you’re wondering why I’m against ‘traditional’ artificial trees: they’re made […]
Many are already preparing for Christmas – some shopping for presents, some Christmas lights… the usual. But as you’re gearing up for the winter holidays, NASA is watching you. Well, they’re not really watching you, it’s more that they are monitoring light emissions from big cities – and they report that during the holiday season, patterns in […]
This is a series of articles about Christmas we here at ZME Science will be doing all December. Our goal is to present interesting, little-known facts about the origins and history of Christmas. Curious to read more? Here’s something about the dreaded Yule Cat or the Catalonian tradition of the pooping nativity man. Christmas – […]
Sadly, in recent years, Christmas has shifted away from its (already controversial roots) into a consumerism centered holiday. So what can you do, if you want to have a green, eco-friendly celebration, but still cherish the warm Christmas spirit? Here’s what you should do: Find the right tree The Christmas tree is at the heart […]
Labelled as an outcast by the rest of Santa’s sleigh pulling reindeer, Rudolph the red-nose reindeer, though mocked off, is indispensable and without him Christmas might not make it to every house from all corners of the globe. With his very shiny nose, Rudolph guides Santa’s sleigh even through the harshest of weather, but exactly why […]
Every year, around this time of year, more than 100 million determined crabs take to the streets in a massive attempt to get to their spawning grounds as soon as possible; as a result, they literally flood the streets in Christmas island, covering the streets and forcing rangers to divert traffic and use some quite […]
Oh boy time sure do flies! It seems just yesterday it was January… still, it’s the 2nd day of Christmas (here), and still no snow :( That’s why the ZME team will set onto other plains where you can make snowfights and watch the snow from the fireplace. Let’s see… Christmas hat – check Snow […]
