The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

A vibrant display of dance and culture filled the Saint Nicholas Macedonian banquet centre in LaSalle on Saturday, as the ...

Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in Ireland on Feb. 1, made a cross from rushes or reeds to explain Christianity to the faithful in much the same way ...

It would seem, however, that its observance first began in the west, since it is evident that Advent could not have been looked on as a preparation for the feast ... of Pope St. Nicholas I to ...

Christmas devotees kept the holiday alive by celebrating the feast of St ... rekindled interest in St. Nicholas, as the focal point of a wholesome, home-centered tradition quite unlike the ...

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But how did our most recent ancestors celebrate the occasion - and are there any traditions ... holiday to mark St. Brigid's Day Imbolc became Christianised in Ireland as the feast day of St ...

Vlaho", and the release of doves, the 2025 Festivities of Saint Blaise was officially opened by Dubrovnik Bishop Mons. Roko Glasnović. “The banner waves, and white doves take flight, spreading the joy ...

For the first time, the feast day, among the most important religious ... sacred sculpture from its original site, the church of St Nicholas of Tolentino, to the parish of Quiapo, in the capital ...

The Feast of Brigid ... with a perpetual flame at her shrine in Co Kildare. One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed.

Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post Who is Santa Claus, Anyway? appeared first on Reader's Digest Canada.

Timothy Paproski of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Warren ... also known as the Orthodox Christian Feast of Theophany, which falls on Jan. 6. On the eve of the occasion, which is steeped in ...