In Armenia, New Year and Christmas traditions blend together. The standard holiday greeting is “Happy New Year and Christmas!” and families decorate “holiday trees” at home.

Not all of the old ways have been lost, however. Given that Armenia was the first nation to convert to Christianity as far back as A.D. 301, Danielian says it’s not surprising that many ...

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Every February, residents of Quinamayó, a town in southwest Colombia, celebrate Christmas. The tradition began more than 150 years ago, when Quinamayó's ancestors, enslaved Africans, were ...

Jaír F. Coll and Genevieve Glatsky traveled to Quinamayó, Colombia, to document the town’s four-day Afro-Colombian Christmas festival. Published March 30, 2023 Updated April 4, 2023 Leer en ...

Today marks the Day of the Little Candles, or Día de las Velitas, celebrated in Colombia each year on the eve of the Immaculate Conception. This tradition marks the start of the Christmas season ...