9 Day of Christmas Contest: It's a Wrap!

On Dec. 16, we will announce the first winner of the 9 Days of Christmas contest. If you're finding this before then, be sure to enter the contest here.

 

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Calendars & Communism: Why Russia Celebrates Christmas Late

The Russian Orthodox Church believes in traditions, so much so that they still follow the older Julian calendar, which was discarded by the Roman Catholic church and the West in the 16th century. The older calendar places Christmas on January 7 and the New Year on January 14.

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Sprinkle in Some Christmas Magic with New Stocking Traditions

One of the many bummers about living in the adult world is that for a lot of us, Christmas has lost its magic and traditions start fade. When there are no longer any children left in the family one of the first traditions that seems to slip through our fingers are our stocking traditions. Especially because of how costly it can be to stuff them.

 

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