Tis the season for a Christmas getaway Ready to book a holiday flight? Determining where you’ll book a Christmas getaway ...

La Noche de Rábanos or the Night of Radishes, is a tradition of sculpture making with radishes that dates back to the 16th ...

Just as they have for the last few years, the Yule Lads have returned to the Oenslager Nature Center. Through Jan. 5, the public can visit the nature center to enjoy a self-guided outdoor ...

In Iceland, rather than the traditional Santa Claus, they have 13 Yule Lads to celebrate Christmas. Starting on the night of Dec. 11, Icelandic children leave a shoe on their windowsill and on the ...

Eventually the gift grabbing nuuttipukki became the gift giving Joulupukki. Like other northern traditions such as the Yule Lads of Iceland, this visitor gave gifts but only to well behaved children.

5. Yule Lads in Iceland - Icelandic Christmas traditions are steeped in folklore. The 13 Yule Lads, mischievous figures who visit children starting 13 days before Christmas, leave gifts in shoes ...

It’s a fun and quirky twist on the holiday meal. Iceland: The 13 Yule Lads and Rotten Potatoes Iceland celebrates Christmas for 13 days, and each night brings a visit from one of the Yule Lads.

6, which coincides with the Day of the Three Kings in Spain. In Iceland, the holiday season is marked by a unique tradition: instead of one Santa, children are visited by 13 Jólasveinar (Yule Lads), ...