At Yule, the winter solstice, the Yule bannock was made between noon and six o’clock before being baked ...
Whitby Krampus Run brings its own interpretation of the centuries-old European tradition of Krampus, the mythical horned creature ...
Wassailing was an important Tudor Christmas tradition, and both rich and poor people took part. A large wooden ...
The kallikantzaros, dependent on local tradition, was either a type of vampire (Greece) or werewolf (Turkey). Often described ...
Fish is important in many European Christmas meals including the Italian Feast of the 7 Fishes and the ...
A Norwegian tradition for advent is to push 24 cloves into an orange and remove a clove every ...
In Iceland, the beginning of the Christmas season means it's time to make laufabraud, snowflake breads. These are ...
One Scottish Christmas tradition was egg divination which was once a popular. On Christmas Eve, a single person ...
This is the day to make or indulge in saffron buns for St Lucia Day as enjoyed in ...
Yule pork was sacred food. In Sweden, the leftover meat was salted or dried and put away until ...
Some believe that celebrating with a boar’s head is a holdover from a pagan tradition to honour Freyr, ...
There is a Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses which the Chelsea Pensioners celebrate every year. This is in ...
They are a big part of our Christmas tradition, their distant ancestors appearing around the time of the ...
Christmas Eve is another one of those big marriage divination dates. A querent can make a dough-cake in ...
A short yet magical Christmas tale which shows you kindness can be rewarded, adapted from English Folktales collected by ...
Wassailing- for a good harvest, cake soaked in cider is put at the foot of a tree & ...
During Jul in Norway and Sweden a tradition is to eat a rice porridge known as risgrøt (risgrynsgröt in Swedish); a single almond ...
The Yorkshire Christmas Pye involved pigeon, partridge, chicken, goose & turkey, inside each other in a pastry case ...
During the Middle Ages, rosemary was spread on the floor at Xmas because it repelled evil spirits. The ...
In Lithuania after the Christmas Eve feast known as Kucios, the food is left out overnight. It is ...