The Surprising History of the Hanukkah Dreidel
It’s often said the dreidel was a way Jewish people communicated their faith during ancient times of oppression. But the Hanukkah game is actually a lot more recent.
It’s often said the dreidel was a way Jewish people communicated their faith during ancient times of oppression. But the Hanukkah game is actually a lot more recent.
November has been proclaimed Native American Heritage Month for more than 30 years, but the movement to honor Indigenous cultures started long before that.
In Latin America, el Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death, and an invitation for the deceased to return home once again to those who love them.
Familiarize yourself with these spooky slang terms for the spectral from the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE).
Boo Buckets are back for 2023, and here’s how you can get your hands on the McDonald’s Halloween buckets that kids have been getting hyped up for since the 1980s.
Middle of Beyond offers holiday ornaments, ugly Christmas sweaters, and more inspired by your favorite '70s and '80s horror classics, including "Evil Dead 2," "Phantasm," and others.
Looking for something to do with your rotting Jack-O'-Lanterns? Here are some tips for recycling, upcycling, and responsibly disposing of old Halloween pumpkins.
Count down to Christmas the best way possible: by brewing delicious tea.
Being rich, famous, or influential has plenty of perks—but escaping the spirit world’s torments isn’t necessarily one of them.
Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day on the calendar.
Some, like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victor Hugo, believed they had communicated with spirits directly; others, like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hardy, had ghostly encounters they couldn’t explain.
Technically, the most cost-efficient time is December 26. But your kids probably won't like that.
The origins of the phrase (indirectly) involve smelly cabbage, Donald Duck, and several Canadian journalists.
In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the family-friendly characters that normally populate Universal Studios are replaced with killer clowns and chainsaw-wielding maniacs.
Love Halloween costumes and spooky decorations? Let’s dig a little deeper and learn the creepy stories behind the holiday's traditions, from carving pumpkins to munching on candy corn.
Discover the best artificial Christmas trees to fit your home décor and budget, whether you’re shopping for something snow-dusted or pre-lit.
The campaign to ban “Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror” didn’t stop it from becoming the first sound effects album to break the UK Top 100 charts in the 1970s.
UNICEF is as big a part of Halloween as a carved pumpkin. Here's how that relationship began.
The USPS will soon be on its way with more government-issued at-home COVID test kits. Here’s how to make sure they stop at your door.
The autumnal equinox is September 23, 2023. Here's how people will celebrate the start of fall around the world.
The controversial sci-fi horror film wasn’t a hit with critics or fans in 1982, but “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” has morphed into a cult classic over the years.
Some communities have ordinances banning teens from knocking on doors. But are they justified?
For more than 30 years, Americans have celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15 each year. Here’s how this annual celebration came to be—and how you can take part.
Stick these terms in your cauldron and pass them around your coven.