Parion, also called Parium, was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Hellespont in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey.

Every year on December 31st, people around the world celebrate New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year. It’s a day to say ...

• The first recorded New Year’s celebration took place in the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia some 4,000 years ago. • The ...

If you look closely, you can see a variety of similarities between the commemoration of the birth of Christ and the worship ...

Holidays and rituals have always been integral to human culture, deeply rooted in community and society. While Western ...

Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most ...

AS Christmas approaches - a season of shopping sprees, awkward family gatherings, and overeating - it seems fitting to ...

It’s almost time to welcome the New Year — with fireworks, ball drops and bubbly galore! Among these beloved New Year's Eve ...

To show us how the gift of Dionysus to men has not only been a source of more or less mystical intoxication or a sacred ...