Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.

The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays ...

It’s that time of year again, as children in primary schools across Lancashire don their costumes and practise their lines ahead of their school nativity plays.

Hundreds of children across the city have taken on roles as Mary, Joseph, the three wise men, donkeys, stars and a whole list of characters crucial to the re-telling of Jesus’s birth. Primary school ...