Since traditional Catholics generally do not put up the family tree until just before Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and ...

The Historic images gallery with centralized access and online searchable database, enables us to bring together the image collections of multiple institutions. You can find historical photos ...

Various practices became associated with Advent, including lighting an Advent wreath, erecting a Christmas tree, and putting out Christmas decorations. What does all this have to do with spirits?

She also wants to highlight the photographers, who, like their muses in many cases, were young, black and unknown when they captured the historic images. “I want the reader to come away ...

My family has celebrated Advent using calendars for generations. First, beautiful paper calendars with images hidden inside to chocolate candy calendars, and today, our favorite Advent calendar is ...

There’s certainly a chill in the air; as the leaves become crisp, the dark nights draw in and your winter coat comes out of retirement, it’s never too early to start thinking about the ...

History was made Friday when Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korean territory since 1953. South Korean President Moon Jae-in was waiting to greet him at the ...

It is an image that many would have thought impossible until they saw it. Northern Ireland's First Minister and Sinn Féin's deputy leader Michelle O'Neill laying a wreath at a Royal British ...

This advent calendar is guaranteed to make you feel festive, thanks to the beautiful image on the front – a wreath-adorned ..

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. In the short days and long nights of Advent ...

She also wants to highlight the photographers, who, like their muses in many cases, were young, black and unknown when they captured the historic images. “I want the reader to come away ...