In its most basic form, a quilt is two layers of fabric stitched together, often with a layer fof fluffy insulation sandwiched in between. In practice, quilts are a thrillingly diverse category ...

The women of Ireland who worked so hard over Christmas are celebrated throughout the country on January 6, Nollaig na mBan, also known as Little Christmas or The Feast of the Epiphany. Nollaig na ...

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia are getting into the Christmas spirit — they are waiting to break their 40-day fast with a giant feast joined by ...

While most of the world has concluded its Christmas celebrations and is focused on the excitement of the new year, the Christmas season is not over yet as 12% of the world's Christians ...

Dismantling your Christmas tree may not be the cheeriest chore, but this tradition adds a bit of structure to the post-holiday cleanup Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be considered the Super Bowl of discounts, but you shouldn’t sleep on after-Christmas Deals. During the short gap between Christmas and New Years—and frankl ...

A trio of physicists from the University of Rennes, Aoyama Gakuin University, and the University of Lyon have discovered, through experimentation, that it is friction between fibers that allows ...

Grab your French hens, because it’s the third day of Christmas. Yes, that’s right. Friday, Dec. 27, is the third day because the famous 12-day series begins — rather than ends — on Dec. 25. The 12 ...

Servants bear a cooked peacock, a medieval delicacy, to the Christmas table of King Henry VI while a jester chases away the court dogs. From the Illustrated London News, 1930. (British Newspaper ...

Hemsworth posed for a photo with his wife and three children. Chris Hemsworth got cozy with his family this Christmas. The actor, his wife Elsa Pataky and their three children appeared bundled up ...