For this reason, Three Kings' Day became the Christmas Day on which family and friends exchange gifts. In France, Epiphany is primarily a religious event.

Some branches of the Christmas tree grow pretty wild. * * Show Caption 1 of 2 Expand Italian folklore tells of La Befana, an old witch-like woman who brings gifts to children on Jan. 5, Epiphany Eve.

It would cost an estimated $46,729.86 to purchase all 78 gifts from the classic English carol, according to PNC Financial Services’ 2023 Christmas Price Index, which is celebrating its 40th ...

While buying your true love all the gifts from the “12 Days of Christmas” carol certainly isn’t practical – they would end up with A LOT of birds – it would also cost you a small fortune.

In-home entertainment 100 years ago looked a lot different than 24-hour marathons of “A Christmas Story” on TBS and TNT, and endless streaming of modern Hallmark-style Christmas movies.

Italian folklore tells of La Befana, an old witch-like woman who brings gifts to children on Jan. 5, Epiphany Eve. She arrived early this year, on the mid-morning of Dec. 14, at the San Mango d ...