Early December of last year, we boarded a sleek longship in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, its canals shimmering in the ...

Cherished Christmas tradition for some, profoundly insulting for others, the Dutch character "Black Pete", a servant who ...

Cherished Christmas tradition for some, profoundly insulting for others, the Dutch character “Black Pete”, a servant who ...

HOLLAND, MI --The European tradition of outdoor Christmas markets selling specialty foods, handmade trinkets and Après-ski-inspired furs have been embraced by Americans in recent years. Michigan‘s ...

A Dutch court declared that "Black Pete" — a traditional Christmas figure in the country usually performed in blackface — is a negative stereotype on Thursday. Although the order from the Amsterdam ...

The holiday season is much different in the Netherlands, where I grew up. Christmas is a religious holiday. We receive gifts on St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6. During the year, St. Nicholas lives in an ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But the classic poem also sparked a centuries-long controversy. Now, ...

Victoria Anderson and Elyse Pedri had no problem picturing life behind a wooden desk roughly 20 times older than themselves. Anderson of Shillington and Pedri of Fleetwood, both 11, said they wouldn’t ...