Tag: Christmas
The 13 mischievous troll brothers of Christmas, called the Yule Lads, have thrilled and terrified Icelandic children for hundreds of years. Parents used to torment children with such disturbing …
There were carols for Easter, for New Year, and sometimes even for political events such as the Battle of Agincourt. The first known Christmas carols can be traced as …
There’s even a name for the notion that kids prefer playing with boxes to the toys within. It’s called the packaging phenomenon. Research in 2015 confirmed what parents …
According to a recent survey, 51 percent of Monopoly games end in a fight. Luckily, this year, UK residents can solve a dispute by calling a Monopoly Helpline 08006894903. …
Who says Santa Claus is the only one trying to come down your chimney during the festive season? Watch out for the Kallikantzaroi, the holiday demons. These uninvited festive …
An American businessman who was known as “The Reindeer King” created the story of Santa’s Reindeer as we know it. The Reindeer King Millions of people know Clement Clarke …
A woman has discovered a 1m-long poisonous snake wrapped around her Christmas tree in Australia. That is not tinsel, mate. The woman called for help to remove the tiger …
Just give up, Christmas. The Detroit News reports that Jami Kelly used plywood and a few strings of white lights to form the word “Ditto” with an arrow …
Christmas decorations, trees, gifts and good cheer rack up Christmas injuries from during the festive season. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) documented more than 1,700 Christmas injuries …
The traditional nativity scene in Catalonia — you know, the usual suspects of Mary, Joseph and the shepherds gathered around the baby Jesus in his manger — includes a …
There is a charming old bit of folklore from Iceland about a giant Christmas cat that will eat anyone who doesn’t get new clothes for Christmas. The lesson? Work …
Zwarte Piet is usually a blacked-up white man or woman with big, rouged lips, a tight curly wig and dressed in bright pantaloons, a big ruff and gold earrings. …
