Winter

Why We Celebrate Winter Solstice Winter Solstice is a special time of year when we celebrate the return of the sun and lengthening days ahead. This astronomical phenomenon is cause for many ancient traditions and celebrations across the globe, such as Persian Yalda Night. You can celebrate Winter Solstice with any of its rich traditions, […]

Pink Christmas: a Beloved Holiday Hue If pink and Christmas are two of your favourite things, combine them by throwing a fabulously pink Christmas party! After all, you aren’t the only fan. Pink is a happy holiday theme embraced by anyone who loves the colour, and that makes a lot of us. Here you’ll find

The Beauty of a German Christmas Christmas in Germany is something special. If you tire of the frenzy of American shopping malls during the holidays, try visiting a traditional German Christmas market. It’s an open-air center of activity where craftspeople sell anything Christmassy that you can imagine. It’s a sensory delight and a really good

Elf: A Holiday Classic There are two types of people in the world: those who LOVE the movie Elf, and everybody else. If you’re reading this post on how to host an Elf party, I’m assuming you fall into the former category so LET’S GET READY TO HOST AN ELF PARTY!!! More than two decades

Why to Have a Gingerbread House Party To all you bakers who live for the month of December: don’t just throw a generic Christmas party; embrace your love of the holidays and baking with a gingerbread house party! Building gingerbread houses together is a fun way to simultaneously bring out everyone’s inner child and potentially

The Inspiration and Background of Nutcrackers Every holiday season, nutcrackers appear as a classic icon of Christmas, mainly thanks to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. While the Nutcracker ballet has kept a love of nutcrackers alive in the public consciousness over the past century, figurine-style nutcrackers have existed for at least six centuries. Yet only after WWII