HOLIDAYS

The festival of Passover (or Pesach) commemorates the story of the Jews' escape from Egypt—and is one of the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar.

The centuries-old fire festival is still going strong.

Next time you see an Easter bunny at your local mall, just know that they might actually be watching Netflix under that headpiece.

Spring is in the air, as is the promise of several offbeat holidays—even if you don’t like pranks or chocolate bunnies.

It wouldn’t be a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the Windy City without the Chicago River sporting a (temporarily) emerald green tinge.

Your chances of finding a four-leaf clover are one in thousands, but there are some steps you can take to increase your luck.

Starting now, you can save up to $700 during Purple's President's Day sale on mattresses, bed frames, and bedding bundles.

Getting your beloved a teddy bear for Valentine’s Day is a classic move—Build-A-Bear can help you take it to the next level.

The tradition of handing out roses that will die in a few days to express everlasting love is the result of 19th-century flower theory, class status, and good old commerce.

Alfredo Antonio Trujillo was one of the last babies born in 2021, and his twin sister Aylin was born 15 minutes later in 2022.

End-of-year smooching has roots in the parties of ancient Rome, but Thomas Edison had a part to play, too.

From Universal Orlando's wild (and usually inoperable) 'Jaws' ride of the '90s to the very real—and very captive—tiger shark that threw up a human arm and sparked a 1935 murder investigation, the Mental Floss team is sharing some of our favorite stories f