Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lots of families wrestle with how – and whether – to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press ...

CARMEL, Calif. - A federal judge in California has ruled that Christmas trees are no longer seen as religious symbols and therefore, a menorah – which is religious – can be refused from being ...

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 ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY - Whether churchgoers realize it or not, the trees in their churchyards have religious roots. Those tall, thin-branched trees on the corner of this city's Episcopal Church Center of ...

Regarding accounts about the popularity of fake Christmas trees growing: Why feel compelled to have a Christmas tree when the custom did not start until the 16th century in Europe and has no early ...

A blue “Happy Hanukkah” ornament hangs on a Christmas tree. Traditionally, for Christian-Jewish families, the month of December is referred to as a “dilemma.” This time of year brings discussion about ...

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 ...