beginning on Christmas Day and lasting until January 6; it’s thought doing so was a way to guarantee good health and happiness for the year ahead. In York, England, people celebrated the ...

Or according to who you talk to - it could be midnight on Old Christmas Eve - the night of January 6. The old legend says that midnight is the exact moment Jesus was born. The story is also common ...

You might have thought Christmas was over. You might also associate Jan. 6 with the political events of 2021. Christianity Religion Food Politics Gastronomy ...

For them, the holiday falls on January 6th, and is a day of fasting and rest.

Foula in Shetland, the most westerly of the archipelago, will celebrate Christmas today, 6 January, in observance of the old Julian calendar and the old ways of Yule. On Foula, which has a ...

They fast on January 6th, attend mass on the 7th ... families share wafers and wish each other Merry Christmas according to their old traditions. Dinner begins after the first star appears.

Old Christmas Day is typically considered the end of mummering for the season, according to Robert Hiscock. (The Rooms Provincial Archives) For many people in Newfoundland and Labrador, Jan. 6 — or ...

Some people still follow the old custom of leaving decorations up and lights shining until Old Christmas Day, Jan. 6. But where does the notion that it's bad luck to leave them up longer come from?