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Quviasukvik (Inuktitut: ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ; "Christmas"), is the first day of the year according to Inuit.The festival of the New Year is celebrated by Inuit, Yupik, Aleuts, Chukchi, NunatuKavummiut and the Iñupiat. [3]
Koročun or Kračun was a pagan Slavic holiday. It was considered the day when the Black God and other spirits associated with decay and darkness were most potent. The first recorded usage of the term was in 1143, when the author of the Novgorod First Chronicle referred to the winter solstice as "Koročun".
Naughty & Nice: A History of the Holiday Season – An hour-long public radio program exploring the roots of American beliefs and rituals surrounding the winter holidays "Winter Holidays". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2002. – A series of lesson plans for teaching children about the winter holidays.
Chalica is a holiday celebrated by some Unitarian Universalists. It traditionally begins on the first Monday in December and lasts seven days, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] though a seven-week variant beginning in January is also observed.
This Yuletide season, head on over to the House of Mouse’s streamer for a huge selection of holiday flicks 42 Christmas Movies You Can Watch on Disney+ Now (Including Two of the Holiday Season's ...
Yule is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic peoples.In present times adherents of some new religious movements (such as Modern Germanic paganism) celebrate Yule independently of the Christian festival.
"Increased foot traffic around the holidays is critical for The Red Kettle campaign," said the spokesperson. Read On The Fox News App. The Red Kettles raised an average of $2.7 million each day ...
A Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan was among 25 people arrested early Thursday morning for a litany of mafia-related crimes, including aiding and abetting extortion ...