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Holiday

Pantomime Dame Kenneth Alan Taylor and his dresser Dani Kidson fuss with finishing touches backstage at a panto performance of "Jack and The Beanstalk" at Nottingham Playhouse in 2013.

How the Pandemic Is Transforming Britain's Historic Holiday Plays

It's not quite curtains for the "panto" tradition.

Jo Caird December 22, 2020

Vanocni dum

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Vanocni dum

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

15 of the World's Best Comfort Foods

Our readers share the favorite foods they eat to soothe their souls.

Eric Grundhauser December 18, 2018

Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

Pepernoten

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Guimaras Mango Festival

Themed buffets, parades, performances, and competitions dominate this Philippines island every May.

Samichlaus

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.

St. Martin's Croissant

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.

Bolludagur

On this holiday, Icelandic children earn cream buns by spanking their parents.

Flæskesteg Sandwich

The key to this colorful holiday sandwich is extra-crispy pork skin.

Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.

Sailors from the H.M.S. President in 2017.

How This London Pub Got Its Buns Back

Hot cross buns, that is.

Anne Ewbank March 30, 2018

A treat worthy of <em>The X-Files</em>.

Watch Two Brothers Build a UFO Gingerbread House

The truth is out there.

Paula Mejia December 26, 2017

Cleveland, Ohio

A Christmas Story House and Museum

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 7 Presents for the Dinner Party Prankster

Ella Morton December 10, 2015