It was ordered to decorate Moscow’s main streets and the homes of the nobility with conifer trees and branches. The New Year festivities lasted for seven days, topping the holiday off with a bonfire ...

It is clear that diversity rules India much too strongly, and this is one area where there is little scope for uniformity, on ...

Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

That doesn’t sound like much, but those minutes add up to days over time. Pope Gregory XIII solved this problem in 1582 when he came up with the Gregorian calendar we use today, the most widely used ...

We take a moment to wish a Happy Hanukkah — the Festival of Lights — to members of the Jewish community in the area. Hanukkah ...

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...

The local Jewish community hopes to bring one powerful message to people this holiday season, “Light over darkness, good over ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...

Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.

A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the ...

Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of December on the Gregorian calendar, and Hanukkah starting on the 25th day of the ...