The holiday celebrates the return of light after the long, dark Nordic winter. Here’s how to take part in Sweden, or wherever ...

The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

Experience the whimsy of the summer solstice and celebrate the longest day of the year with flower drying, maypole dancing, ...

While I had vaguely heard of the Maypole dance over the years, the first one I experienced in person involved schoolchildren in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. My son had enrolled as a fifth grader in ...