Laden with tradition and brimming with festivity, the Christian holiday, observed in most of the world on December 25, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. In modern times ...

"Some of best-known parts of the Christmas story aren't in the Bible at all," said Chris Greenough, a Professor of Social Sciences at Edge Hill University. Jesus was not born on a "silent night" The ...

Besides, it plays a vital role in spreading cheer and togetherness, uniting families and communities as they come together to build, decorate, and celebrate this beloved symbol of Christmas.

The Christmas story paints Bethlehem as a 'quiet town', with several festive hymns and carols mentioning a 'silent night ... she said: 'Images of animals behaving peacefully is a frequent ...

Despite the secularisation of Christmas, biblical symbolism seems to be everywhere at this time of year. From images ... Numbering at Bethlehem The traditional silent, holy night of Christmas ...

Las Posadas are a Mexican Christmas tradition that conjures up images of punch and piñatas ... passages and performing Christmas-related plays, what we now know as “Pastorelas”.

BATAVIA — “A Night in Bethlehem” Christmas worship will be conducted Friday at Batavia First Presbyterian Church. Area residents are invited to travel back in history to a Bethlehem ...

AFP via Getty Images According to the Palestinian ... of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, invented the new take on the nativity scene last Christmas season. “This is what Christmas ...

Join in a journey to Bethlehem following the path of Mary and Joseph in a 20-minute walking play. It will be 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the circle drive at St. Walter Catholic Church ...

Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree ... was there to capture images of the ceremony.

The ever-genial Daniel Roebuck is preparing for his latest movie premiere, the sold-out opening of “Saint Nick of Bethlehem” on Sunday at Northampton’s Roxy Theater. In it he plays a ...

The skit opens with a starry night in Bethlehem, Judea, the night Jesus was born, in year zero. A knock is heard on the door to Miriam and Joseph's home, and three people in cloaks walk in.