With a new Blogmas upon us comes new holiday series! Each year I like to try and focus on different aspects of the holiday season and the history behind them. There is a religious holiday of Christmas and a secular holiday of Christmas. Millions of […]

I know, I know- this weekend only marks Canadian Thanksgiving, but I have a holiday post today! Advent calendars have been popular for over two hundred years now, and they are only becoming more so. If there is an Advent calendar you want, I would […]

Depending on where you live and what traditions you follow, you might follow any number of gift-giving traditions. There are a few constants that we see across many traditions, and one of those is stockings. Who can put them out, where they are hung for […]

Gingerbread can refer to a number of baked goods flavoured with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and more, most commonly found as cookies now. It is one of those “holiday flavours” that instantly transports you to the Christmas season. Across many regions and countries, gingerbread is a […]

Many of our holiday traditions make logical sense. You eat fruitcake because it keeps for ages without going bad and uses up all of the leftovers from harvest season. We have festivals for light, like St. Lucy’s Day, to avoid the darkness. However, there are […]