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Winter Solstice Draws 8,500 to Stonehenge for Sunrise Celebration

The prehistoric site's solstice alignment draws modern pagans for sunrise rites.

Nutcracker Season Sweeps Latin America With Sellouts, Firsts and Reimaginations

World’s Largest Menorah Installed at Central Park, Nightly Lightings Set for Dec. 14–21

Guatemala’s ‘Burning of the Devil’ Torches Trump Effigy in Annual Ritual

Saint Nicholas Day Marked With Focus on Charity, Miracles, and Bari Relics

Mulligan and Mumford’s 12th War Child Wassail Raises £3.7 Million in London

Germany’s Christmas Markets Open Under Heavier Security

Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 Debuts With UK Celebrations as Japan Trims Imports

Byodoin, Sanjusangendo and Kiyomizu-dera Open Night Illuminations Beginning Nov. 22

Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 Debuts at Midnight With High Quality and Smaller Volumes

Viral Images of Himachal’s Raulane Rite Spur Credit Disputes and Calls for Respect

German Holiday Baking Coverage Adds Pistachio-Filled Vanillekipferl Twist

San Carlos Crowns Virginia Gómez Coronel, Opening Mendoza’s 2026 Vendimia Season

600 Sheep Cross Central Nuremberg in Annual November Drive

Medinaceli Holds Toro Jubilo After Judge Lifts Precautionary Block

Sinterklaas Lands on Texel as Crowds, Curbs and Local Twists Mark Nationwide Arrivals

Vilnius Named Cheapest 2025 Christmas Market Break as Copenhagen Ranks Most Expensive

First Transmitter-Equipped Monarch Reaches Mexico’s El Rosario Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu Finalizes 2026 Public Holiday List With 24 Dates, Bank-Only April 1 Closure

Carnival Season Opens in Cologne With Big Crowds, Tight Security and Brief Rail Disruption