Italians hold three things close to their hearts: food, family, and faith—making Christmas, a celebration of all three, one ...

In Italy the Christmas holidays for students generally start Dec. 22 and extend until Jan. 7. This is the period of the year that everyone looks forward to with more excitement than the summer ...

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a mythical cat that ...

Christmas in Italy, at the turn of the twentieth century, was a very different kind of celebration than the American/English version that greeted the immigrants coming to Wooster Square. The star of ...