Manger scenes displayed at Christmas usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger “because there was no room for them in ...

Around midday, people usually took a break and ate their largest meal – often a soup or stew. The foods they ate could include lamb and beef, along with cheese, cabbage, onions, leeks, turnips and ...

The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

As the country’s wild landscapes change with the seasons, there’s always something new to discover in the Land of Fire and ...