• Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

    The Night That Opens the Season Christmas Eve, observed on December 24, is for many people the true beginning of the Christmas season. While Christmas Day often gets the official recognition, […]

  • National Eggnog Day

    National Eggnog Day

    A Holiday Drink That Feels Both Indulgent and Familiar Eggnog occupies a unique place in the holiday season. It is at once luxurious and deeply comforting — a drink that […]

  • Christmas

    Christmas Day

    The Season of Light and Love Christmas Day, celebrated each year on December 25, is one of the world’s most cherished holidays—a time of joy, generosity, and reflection. For Christians, […]

  • National Candy Cane Day

    National Candy Cane Day

    A Simple Candy That Signals the Season Candy canes are instantly recognizable symbols of winter, with their crisp red-and-white stripes and sharp peppermint scent. Long before they became mass-produced holiday […]

  • Kwanzaa

    Kwanzaa

    A Celebration Born From Reflection and Renewal Kwanzaa is a week-long cultural observance that begins on December 26 and concludes on January 1. It was created in 1966 by scholar and activist […]

  • Lunar New Year (Year of the Rooster)

    Welcoming a New Year of Renewal and Good Fortune Lunar New Year is one of the world’s oldest and most widely celebrated holidays, observed across East and Southeast Asia and throughout global diasporas. Falling between late January and mid-February, its date is determined by the lunar calendar, marking the transition from one zodiac animal year […]

  • Lantern Festival

    A Night When Light Takes Center Stage The Lantern Festival glows on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the joyful close of Chinese New Year celebrations. It […]

  • Hanukkah

    A Festival of Light Born from Courage and Restoration Hanukkah returns each year as a warm, flickering beacon against the deepening nights of winter. Its story reaches back to the […]

  • Super Saturday

    The Final Sprint of the Holiday Shopping Season Super Saturday — sometimes called Panic Saturday — is the last Saturday before Christmas, a day when millions of shoppers flood stores […]