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holidays

Several people in coats stand around a giant button
Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year’s and other holidays?
Gift wrapping
Lifestyle & Belief
The science of gift wrapping explains why sloppy is better
An exhibition of Soviet ornaments and toys at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts
Cosmonauts and corncobs: A peek at some Soviet-era holiday ornaments
Hazel Bethel is a Manischewitz wine devotee. She's originally from Trinidad and was introduced to the wine by friends who worked in Jewish homes in New York.
Food
Is that Manischewitz? The Kosher wine is a hit in some Caribbean communities.
Muslim groups say their religious holidays belong on school calendars alongside Jewish and Christian holidays that many districts take off.
Education
How to avoid closing your school for Muslim holidays — end Christian and Jewish ones, too
Cho Mei and her parents, refugees from Burma, bought their first Christmas tree this year. Mei says she's even participating in a 'Secret Santa' gift exchange with her family-- something she learned from her Burmese church group in Oakland.
Lifestyle & Belief
These Liberian and Myanmar refugees cook up old, and new, Christmas traditions
Business, Economics and Jobs
Spain trying to improve economy by moving around its holiday
Global Politics
Spanish Government Proposes Holiday Shuffle
Number of Americans Taking Vacation Hit a Low Point
Kids’ Holiday
Health Note/Vacation from Vacation
Lifestyle & Belief
Take Two (Weeks of Vacation) and Call Us in the Morning