Customs such as the Christmas tree have become universal. However, Greece still hangs on to some of its age-old unique traditions.

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Norman’s Shevaun Williams had her initial artistic epiphany as a young photographer in an exotic locale on another continent.

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when leaders realized the oblong-shaped bread would taste better with a little butter and eggs. And galette des rois, or king’s cake, pays homage to the epiphany and the three wise men.

No two are the same, and some are downright bizarre. Sure, Santa Claus squeezing down chimneys is strange enough, but the world is full of other weird Christmas traditions that make reindeer games ...

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It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005). The ...