M ost people have heard that Christmas is literally the “Christ Mass” of the Christian church, and that Santa Claus takes his ...

The modern tradition in America of using mistletoe around the Christmas holiday season dates back to the Celts of northern ...

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University of Minnesota scientists have identified the chemicals tree-killing beetles use to communicate. Those could be formulated into repellents to safeguard one of the state’s signature trees.

Gold fits the idea of kingly wealth, but perfumes would not have met the same standard. But what about frankincense (a costly and fragrant gum and oil from a tree in India and Arabia) and myrrh (an ...

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After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

Dating back to Biblical times, frankincense is still entwined in everyday life in Oman. Angelina Villa-Clarke meets a ...

10. Bad Santa (2003) is the most expletive-filled Christmas movie ever made: It features 255 swear words. 11. The Muppet ...

Made from distilled black birch sap, birch beer is a quintessential Pennsylvania soda that'll win over root beer lovers.