Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading up to Easter. If you’re looking to observe the season with meaningful religious items, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hindu Religious Plants: 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 ...

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 ...