The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

News’ Robin Baumgarten is back in the kitchen! She’s up to her old tricks with some retro recipes. Today, she’s cookin’ up a Miracle Whip Yule Log. Ingredients 1-4oz can slices ...

Watching a groundhog emerge from a cozy burrow in early February feels quintessentially American, but the tradition of turning to animals to predict the spring comes from pre-Christian pagan ...