The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

The date of this spring holiday is not as random as you might think. The post Why Does Easter Fall on a Different Sunday ...

A concert titled A Night at the Copa, featuring the Brandywine Brass and Maureen Simpson, will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

The Aiken County Historical Museum will begin its Winter Lecture Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. The topic will be Remnants ...

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Russia and other Eastern Orthodox churches around the world celebrated Epiphany on Friday, nearly two weeks after Christmas celebrations by Roman Catholics, Protestants, and some other Eastern ...

Lupercalia was celebrated for centuries in the middle of February, eventually transforming into a Christian celebration honoring St. Valentine as the Roman Empire became less pagan. At the end of ...

A few local schools are closing Friday, because of a spike in illnesses.Both Middletown Christian Schools and Calvary Christian School in Taylor Mill are shut down because too many people called ...

The British winner of last Friday's eyewatering £83million Euromillions jackpot is yet to come forward and claim their prize ...

K9 Viper has retired from the Dracut police, concluding more than a decade of loyal service, the department said in a statement Friday. The statement also announced the addition of K9 Rogan ...