A Fight Club Christmas was seen outside of a Jacksonville, Fla. movie theater this year as 600 people participated in an all-out brawl. Five teens have since been arrested, and two have made court appearances.
Throughout Latin America, gift-giving etiquette differs, varying depending on customs, cultures, traditions and climates. Presenting an item to someone without expectation or payment; or exchanging with the expectation of reciprocity isn't specific to the holiday season or Latin Americans, but the mutual exchange of money, goods, gifts and kindness is something that is shared in the Latin American community, and it speaks to the tradition of Spanish culture and nonverbal communication.
The Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls are each hoping to bounce back from their losing ways on Christmas day as both teams tip off the day of action in the NBA
Crème de coconut and choice liquor are necessary... no, essential when crafting a pitcher of flavorful and potent Puerto Rican Coquito, particularly in the Collazo household. Roberto Collazo Jr., a Warehouse Associate at an automotive manufacturing facility, learned the recipe from his father, who learned it from his father before him. Hand-over-hand, the multi-generational holiday favorite was passed down from one man to the next; the drink inheriting the traditions of the older man, but the changing tastes and interests of the younger one.
It's great to get anything for free these days - especially around Christmastime, and according to the Travelodge, if you are a couple named Mary and Joseph - and hopefully Maria and José you are entitled to a free hotel room.
Christmas celebrates the birth of baby Jesus by the Virgin Mary, who believers say miraculously conceived while maintaining her purity. According to a report from Britain's Medical Journal (BMJ), some women do not think Mary is the only virgin to ever have a child. In a new study, nearly 1 percent of pregnant women in the United States believed they had an immaculate conception as well.
Joseph and Mary searched despondent North Star-driven evenings, seeking refuge, safety, and comfort. Mary still with child, the couple was turned away eight nights before they, and the unborn savior, were able to rest on presepios (a bed of straw) in a barn in the town of Bethlehem. Their journey and routine dismissal is relived by migrant families, who gather on the Mexico-side of the border -to celebrate the annual bi-national posada, or La Posada Sin Fronteras (Lodging without Borders) - where participants ask to take refuge in the United States, but are refused.
Funnyman Will Ferrell delighted audiences across America with his performance as Buddy, an adopted Elf who has seriously outgrown his place in the North Pole.
Despite Venezuelan facing a tough economic crisis, with shortages and price hikes putting a damper on the holiday season, there is a fun tradition that might bring back some Christmas cheer during difficult times - and it involves roller skates.
