The holiday season in Russia holds a rich blend of faith, folklore, and festivity. Russian Christmas traditions reflect the deep roots of Orthodox Christian customs, folk beliefs, and even Soviet-era influences.

By Lena Thaywick

If you’ve ever asked, "What is a group of cows called," you’re not alone. It’s a common question that dips into farming, linguistics, and a bit of trivia.

By Nico Avelle

Ever wonder where the jolly man in the red suit came from? The origins of Santa Claus are a mix of myth, history, and marketing, all rooted in an ancient saint and reshaped by centuries of Christmas customs and commercial imagination.

By Lena Thaywick

Where do lice originate from? The truth is that this parasitic insect that has been living on Earth for millions of years.

By Wren Corvayne

If you've ever driven past a pasture dotted with woolly creatures and wondered, "What is a group of sheep called," you're not alone.

By Nico Avelle

When you say "Merry Christmas," you're tapping into a holiday with roots deeper than a pine tree's. The origins of Christmas stretch across centuries, cultures, and calendars, blending Christian beliefs with ancient customs to form one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world.

By Lena Thaywick

If you've ever played trivia nights or read old literature, you may have stumbled on the question: What is a group of birds called?

By Nico Avelle

When people celebrate Christmas today, they’re often following customs that long predate Christianity. Many pagan Christmas traditions evolved from ancient winter solstice festivals, adapted by early Christians as they spread their faith through Europe.

By Lena Thaywick

Where do cows originate from? Oh, so you're ready to dive into the natural history of one of humanity’s most important domesticated animals.

By Nico Avelle

In Argentina, Christmas comes at the height of summer. That flips many traditional winter holiday expectations on their head.

By Lena Thaywick

Ever walked through a city square and seen a sky full of pigeons take off at once? You may have wondered, what is a group of pigeons called? Does it have a fancy name like a parliament of owls or a murder of crows?

By Nico Avelle

The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit root "yuj," meaning "to join or unite." In its earliest sense, it referred to the union of individual consciousness with universal consciousness. But the origins of yoga are far more complex than a single definition or set of poses.

By Lena Thaywick

According to legend, whoever finds the hidden pickle on the tree gets an extra present or good luck for the next year. But is this festive scavenger hunt really an age-old German custom, or just a clever way to sell more glass ornaments?

By Lena Thaywick

Ever see a bunch of seals lounging on the beach and wonder what to call them? Good news: You're not alone. By asking, "What is a group of seals called", you've walked into a long tradition of humans naming animal collectives in colorful ways.

By Nico Avelle

Hinduism is often called the world’s oldest living religion. But tracing the origins of Hinduism isn’t like finding the founder of Christianity or the date Islam began. It doesn’t have a single historical founder or sacred text.

By Lena Thaywick

Where do horses originate from? We don't mean to sound corny, but the answer really does take us on a journey through millions of years of evolution, migration, and domestication.

By Nico Avelle

You wake up to find a bunch of ants moving like a tiny, six-legged army across your kitchen counter? You pick up the phone to call an exterminator, and while on hold you ask yourself, what is a group of ants called?

By Nico Avelle

The origins of Buddhism trace back over 2,500 years to ancient India, where a spiritual teacher named Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment and became the Buddha.

By Lena Thaywick

The holiday season brings twinkling lights, festive decorations, and of course, the classic Christmas tree. But if you’re a cat owner, you may be wondering: Are Christmas trees toxic to cats?

By Nico Avelle

Christmas is often considered a Christian holiday, and Jehovah's Witness is considered a branch of Christianity, but do Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate Christmas?

By Lena Thaywick

OK, you asked your friend, "What is a group of ferrets called," and they gave you a ridiculous answer: a business.

By Nico Avelle

Ever spot a bunch of tall pink birds gathered by the water and wondered, "What is a group of flamingos called?" The answer is as colorful as the birds themselves: a flamboyance.

By Nico Avelle

The story of Black Peter (Zwarte Piet) is one of the most debated traditions in Dutch society today.

By Lena Thaywick

The origins of Islam trace back to the early seventh century on the Arabian Peninsula. Islam began in the city of Mecca, where a man named Muhammad, a successful merchant from a powerful tribe, received a divine revelation.

By Lena Thaywick

If your Christmas tree looks more gloomy than glowing, you might be wondering how to fix Christmas lights.

By Elena Tralwyn