Today, the 13 brothers are said to leave presents in well-behaved youngsters’ shoes. But they used to be depicted as ...

Imagine a Christmas Eve where the crackle of a fireplace, the scent of hot cocoa, and the rustle of wrapping paper all ...

Though perhaps only children believe those tales, there’s another belief held among those of all ages in the country — that ...

Meet Jólakötturinn — the Yule Cat. Most Christmas traditions are warm and jolly; after all, ’tis the season to be merry!

And on Christmas Eve, Icelanders will gift each other with books, then sit together reading their new books late into the night while sipping hot chocolate. The Icelandic literary tradition dates ...

In Iceland, the tradition of Jolabokaflod—the Christmas book flood—entails curling up on Christmas Eve with chocolate and a ...

This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Did ...

Kids in the US leave out milk and cookies, but that's not the norm around the world. From beer to rice pudding, see what ...

Iceland claimed the doubling in sales was directly linked to a “very un-merry Morrisons cancelled Christmas ”. The ...

Iceland enjoyed a surge in Christmas orders, with sales doubling and website traffic tripling, as Morrisons customers turned to the retailer amid issues.

The bargain retailer has reduced the price of festive favourite just after Christmas - and shoppers are thrilled ...