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Father Time is an elderly, usually bearded man.  He is usually depicted as carrying a new born baby, a scythe and an hourglass.  Interestingly, the Grim Reaper is most commonly found to be carrying a scythe and an hourglass too.
The baby that Father Time carries is meant to represent the coming new year.  Interestingly, some [...]

In the traditional sense of the word anyway.  A grotto (or Italian grotta) is defined as any type of natural or artificial cave  and Santa has got one for real, in Bari, Italy.
The Christian origins of Santa mostly derive from a middle-eastern man, born in the forth century, in the Lycian port of Myra (now [...]

In a more recent  survey of 23 American cities, completed in 2007,  the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that families with children comprised 23% of the homeless population (U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2007). These proportions are likely to be higher in rural areas.
Research indicates that families, single mothers and children make up the largest group [...]

Early, Christmas morning, the German soldiers came out of their trenches, approaching the allied lines, calling “Merry Christmas” (Fröhliche Weihnachten). At first the allied soldiers thought it was a trick, but they soon climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the German soldiers.
The truce lasted a few days, and the men exchanged presents [...]

In a law passed in 1664 by Oliver Cromwell no less, mince pies and Christmas pudding were deemed ‘not puritan enough’.  The law was passed as a measure to combat gluttony which is of course, one of the ‘seven deadly sins‘.
In fact, Cromwell was all for banning any kind of celebration at Christmas.  Between 1647 [...]

The Shaq was selected for all-star team in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002!  On top of that he was a member of gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta (1996) and World Championship team in Toronto (1994).
In ‘96 he was selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA [...]

A Pew poll released late last month found that just 36 percent of Americans believe humans are responsible for accelerating global climate change, which scientists say mushroomed after the industrial revolution due to humans’ dependence on carbon-based fuel.
Half of all Americans believe they are protected by guardian angels, one-fifth say they’ve heard God speak to [...]