Beyond the chocolates and roses of Valentine’s Day, the world is full of unique courtship customs and enduring love legends.

Rather than celebrate Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, Brazilians recognize Dia dos Namorados. The name loosely translates into ...

Customs keep Christmas alive Christmas endures through the beliefs and customs that families pass down across generations. Each culture shapes the holiday around its own history, faith and everyday ...

A visitor to Poland from Montreal, Canada, was embarrassed after she admired the dishes a Krakow resident served her dinner on. Her hostess insisted that the traveler take the entire set of tableware ...

Caga Tiós on display at the Santa Llúcia Christmas market in Barcelona in 2006. Reporter Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same ...

Americans are used to picturing Christmas as snow-dusted scenes with stockings full of gifts, but that image barely hints at what the season looks like beyond U.S. borders. Outside the country, ...

Around the world, Christmas celebrations follow very different calendars and climates, with some lasting several days or weeks and others taking place in the middle of summer instead of winter. In ...