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The rich history of holiday gift-bringers throughout the world detailed in book "Santa Clause Worldwide"

A brand-new, free to attend outdoor exhibition has opened in a href= http://www.wembleypark.com/ target= _blank Wembley Park /a . London’s mos

The festive season wasn’t always about mince pies and wanton consumerism. In fact, ancient folklore was more O Holy Fright than O Holy Night

Returning to the discussion of reclaiming our Catholic Holy Days. In a previous article, we covered the Advent Season which has substantially disappea...

St. Nicholas Day is December 6th. Many European people put boots out the night prior in hopes of getting a special gift.

Ever heard of Knecht Ruprecht? In Germany, he is often the one who does the dirty work for Saint Nicholas.

We have just launched v2.0 of the Cranky Uncle game - a multilingual version. The first two languages available are Dutch and German!

As of April 14, 2023, the Cranky Uncle game is available in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Swedish and Turkish. It can be played on iOS or Android devices as well as in the browser. More languages are already in the queue and this blog post will be updated whenever a new language gets launched. In addition, there may be language specific announcements linked via the flag-icons at the top. These will be created by the translator teams and will most likely ...

Over the Christmas season, Santas image is everywhere, but do we really understand the history and origin of one of the biggest traditions? When the kids inevitably ask, “Who is Santa?” what do we say?

St. Nicholas Day, feast day (December 6) of St. Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of Russia and Greece, of a number of cities, and of sailors and children, among many other groups, and was noted for his generosity. Some countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 5. Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. After the Reformation, St. Nicholas was largely forgotten in Protestant Europe, although his memory was kept alive in ...