Nativity scene options have evolved from traditional, standard motifs to include a wide variety of themes and styles At Christmas, traditional holiday decoration choices include Christmas trees, toy trains to wrap around the bottom of the tree, stockings hanging from the fireplace mantle, wreaths on the front door, mistletoe, Santa Claus, reindeer, snow scenes, and [...]
Christmas Practices Around the World Christmas is a popular celebration around the world. While each family or community has their own customs, there are specific regional practices that are very detailed and differ widely from region to region.
In Italy, from the south of Rome, the traditional Christmas Eve dinner is that of seven fish. [...]
Take the Hassle Out of Christmas with an Organised Office Christmas Party Most of us find Christmas a stressful event. Not only do you have to prepare accommodation for the entire family, buy presents and create a roast that will stun all your guests, but you may have to on top of that organise the [...]
12 Ways to Create Your Own Family Christmas Holiday Tradition – Part I Family Christmas Holiday Tradition gives us freedom and guidance in a time that is otherwise hectic and stressful, and often unorganized. Tradition gives us a blueprint of how our family anticipates and loves the holiday season, what they expect, how they love [...]
The Problem With Christmas Christmas is a conundrum for most people. It’s like a rich, octogenarian uncle. You love him, he’s insanely funny and provocative, he gives you really nice presents and just might leave you an Italian villa in his will. But he needs to be taken to the bathroom regularly, requires a lot [...]
12 Ways to Create Your Own Family Christmas Holiday Tradition – Part II Family Christmas Holiday Tradition gives us freedom and guidance in a time that is otherwise hectic and stressful, and often unorganized. Tradition gives us a blueprint of how our family anticipates and loves the holiday season, what they expect, how they love [...]
Christmas season celebrations in Australia Christmas season celebrations in Australia Violet Teague (1872-1951), Adoration of Shepherds, 1931, oil on canvas. Photograph by Colin Holden. Image courtesy of Anglican Church of Australia Archive. Christmas is celebrated in many parts of the world on 25 December. Protestant and Roman Catholic churches hold Christmas Day services on 25 [...]
It Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without A Pantomime A visit to the Pantomime is a longstanding Christmas tradition. Children and grown-ups alike love it, this peculiarly British way to celebrate the festive season. When else would you take the kids to see a woman playing a man, a man playing a woman and the most blatantly [...]
Dancing Elves During Christmas Most of the children of the world always look forward to Christmas Day. It is the time when everybody imbibes joy in their hearts, a time when everybody gets to share a common desire to spread love on earth. And they do so by giving gifts. Gift giving during Christmas is [...]
Christmas Cuisine in the Philippines The Philippines, the only predominantly Catholic country in Asia, has it’s own, not necessarily European influenced, loved Christmas traditions.
As early as October the Filipinos are starting to ask and crave for these Christmas specialties such as Bibingka and Puto Bumbong.
Starting December 16, when the Misa da [...]