Christmas

5 Weird Christmas trees

5 Weird Christmas trees

What would Christmas be without a tree? But why limit yourself to the usual, classic green fir decorated with balls, lights and tinsel? Here are some ideas for strange and original Christmas trees, real design objects. So, what do we mean by weird Christmas trees?…

How to build a DIY nativity scene: a mini guide

How to build a DIY nativity scene: a mini guide

We talk about Christmas again. Lights, decorated trees, all the symbols we love so much, which comfort our hearts with the hope of rebirth, with the warmth of the family. We want to carry on, offering you a little guide on how to build a…

How to choose an artificial Christmas tree

How to choose an artificial Christmas tree

All you need to know about artificial Christmas trees. Ready in a couple of minutes So, you’ve decided to buy an artificial Christmas tree, and you’re asking the age old question:  how do I make my choice? And above all, why is it that if…

Who were the Wise Men and their names

Who were the Wise Men and their names

We all know the Three Wise Men as the three men who faced a long journey chasing a star with the sole purpose of paying homage to the “King of the Jews”. But, who are these three men? Where do they come from? What is…

Exchanging gifts for Christmas

Exchanging gifts for Christmas

It’s always nice to receive a gift, especially from someone that loves us and during Christmas, symbol of Jesus’ birth. Have we ever wondered where the act of exchanging gifts come from? How was this habit developed? It is not clear why the habit of…

10 ideas to decorate your garden during Christmas

10 ideas to decorate your garden during Christmas

Christmas is getting closer, and we are all buzzing about how we should decorate and embellish our homes for Christmas. But the garden also deserves to be decorated, let’s see together some ideas to do it better. The tradition of decorating our homes for Christmas…

Christmas traditions from all over the world that you don’t know about

Christmas traditions from all over the world that you don’t know about

Christmas is perhaps the most famous holiday in the world. It was born in a religious setting, as celebration for Jesus’ birth, the son of God made man, and with this meaning it is celebrated in all Christian Catholic countries, and protestant and orthodox, with…

Nativity scenes that resemble children

Nativity scenes that resemble children

Modern kids are much more informed than the kids of few years ago under many points of view. They are constantly influenced by mediatic inputs, and are targets of more or less deceptive commercials; they are influenced by stereotypes that want them to act and…

Animated statues in the Neapolitan Nativity scene

Animated statues in the Neapolitan Nativity scene

The Nativity scene is one of the most famous and spread traditions connected to Christmas. At least in our country, there are very few homes that have no box containing the wood and cork hut, small rocks and pieces of bark, moss turned gray because…

Christmas home decorations – do-it-yourself

Christmas home decorations – do-it-yourself

Let the do-it-yourself mood get to you this Christmas. It doesn’t matter if you’re good at it or not, just put a lot of fantasy and emphasis in it. You can recreate enchanting atmospheres to add that extra touch of elegance to your Christmas. Decorating your…

Christmas Lights Projectors: characteristics

Christmas Lights Projectors: characteristics

Christmas light projectors are very impressive machines with many possible options for decorations. These objects let us create a nice atmosphere in an inside or outside enironment immediately and with not much effort. They are perfect to create the right atmosphere in joyful events such…

Advent time

Advent time

Advent has always been one of the most important moments of the year for Catholics all over the world. It is the time we get ready for Christ’s coming, for the renovation of his miracolous birth, which will be celebrated on Christmas, but not just…

Some original ideas for your DIY Nativity scene

Some original ideas for your DIY Nativity scene

The Nativity scene is an ancient and everlasting tradition, especially in our counrty, but in general in all Catholic countries. It is a reenactment of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem set during Christmas. The setting includes the hut, the manger where the statue…

How to place the lights on your Christmas tree

How to place the lights on your Christmas tree

We are almost there. Winter hit us after a long and hot summer, and fall seemed hesitant to drive away the warm season. It will soon be the time to begin thinking about how to decorate our home in view to Christmas, the ultimate holiday.…

Holyart miniature Christmas villages

Holyart miniature Christmas villages

Christmas is a multi-faceted holiday. Besides its religious meaning, that is, recalling Our Lord Jesus’ birth every year, it is also filled with remainders from more ancient traditions, which transformed thoughout the centuries and adapted to the Christian message, gaining a new value. In fact,…

How to decorate your Christmas tree

How to decorate your Christmas tree

When we think about Christmas, the first image we have in our minds is probably a spruce decorated with bright lights and colorful hangings, full of delicate and shiny knick-knacks, golden and silver garlands, red ribbons, and crowned with a pointy or star-shaped tree topper.…

How Royal families celebrate Christmas

How Royal families celebrate Christmas

Christmas is probably the ultimate family holiday. However, there are different types of families. Or not? How do Royal families celebrate Christmas, for example?  Are their traditions the same as ours, like decorating the tree and exchanging gifts? The English Royals, as usual, are very,…

The enchanted atmosphere of Christmas in North Europe Stockholm and Gothenburg

The enchanted atmosphere of Christmas in North Europe Stockholm and Gothenburg

In Sweden, Christmas looks even more magical. Maybe that is because winter is colder and darker than in other countries, and people need to concoct something to warm up their bodies and hearts. Or maybe that’s because the traditions of that country are so suggestive…