"Old Christmas," said Olson, meant that "Christmas extended into the new year. ... Christmas wasn't a one-off situation, it was a festival with multiple layers, meaning and significance. It definitely ...

Columnist Terry Mattingly explores Appalachian “Old Christmas,” highlighting candles, hospitality and 12-day traditions ...

At the very edge of China, in the country's rugged and spectacularly beautiful northwest, the local police watch over the ...