Cobwebs and Christmas don’t seem to have much in common. But one legend, deeply rooted in Ukrainian tradition, brings them all together — and also explains why tinsel became a Christmas classic. In ...

Pavucha: The Legend of the Ukrainian Christmas Spider is coming to Boise Contemporary Theatre. The production features a story by Grace Ward, score by Elke Myers, and is directed by Jennifer Stockwell ...

Boise Contemporary Theater will welcome back Grace Ward and Elke Myers: the creative team that captured hearts with BL!NK and The Wind in the Wildflowers. They return with an original musical crafted ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Thursday, Silly Safari’s Amazon John visited the “Life.Style.Live!” studio, bringing along a little eight-legged friend: Karen the Curly Hair Tarantula! While many people ...

The Christmas tree set up annually in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, is not just a Christmas tree. Over the years, it's taken on different meanings. And NPR's Julian Hayda reports that this year, in the ...

There is an added element in the Christmas trees in Ukraine—a Christmas Spider!  The folklore behind the tradition is that a poor widow and her children were startled to see a pinecone tear their ...

Christmas is celebrated in many different places around the world, and some of this holiday's traditions are fairly unknown ...