LONDON – Legend has it that the rare thorn tree on a hill in southern England had ties to the earliest days of Christianity, and pilgrims often left offerings at its base. In more recent times, local ...

There’s nothing overtly religious about the giant Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. It’s got lots of lights and generic holiday ornaments. But don’t call it a “holiday ...

Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and ...

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: They shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon." (Ps. 92:12) I believe you don't want to be a cedar and a palm tree at the same time, I shall suggest to be a ...

c. 2012 Religion News Service SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Whether churchgoers realize it or not, the trees in their churchyards have religious roots. Those tall, thin-branched trees on the corner of this ...

Trees and plants are usually considered simply a part of nature, but in Indian tradition, they are not only seen as adding to the beauty of nature but also as a source of divine and spiritual energy.

Comedian and podcaster David Spade says he’s getting tired of the rising “anti–Christian feel” over Christmas. The ...

Of course, interfaith families negotiate these kinds of decisions all year round: Should we observe your traditions, my traditions, both, or neither? On some level, these are questions that any family ...

Taking a Christmas tree down by New Year's Eve (December 31) is another tradition for some who believe it's bad luck to leave a tree up into the new year. This date is seen as the end of the holiday ...

There’s nothing overtly religious about the giant Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. It’s got lots of lights and generic holiday ornaments. But don’t call it a “holiday ...