2020 8:01 a.m. They are the universal symbols of the holiday season. Menorahs and dreidels, wreaths and trees, unity cups and bowls of fruit — all integral parts of Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.

Another modern Christmas symbol, and the holiday scourge of parents everywhere ... is coming so you can get out of the way—after all, you can’t hear horses’ hooves in the snow.

All holidays have particular traditions and rituals associated with them, and Christmas is no exception. What are the origins of Christmas symbols? Like the Christian communities that celebrate ...

Long before the poinsettia graced holiday decorations ... that perishes and withers like all that is pure," reflected the Aztecs' reverence for the plant as a symbol of purity and new life ...