The practice of giving gifts, which goes back to the 15th century, contributed to the view that Christmas was a secular holiday focused on family and friends.
This 10-day walking holiday focuses on the first part of the walk, including two days in Baxter State Park, the White Mountains of New Hampshire and, as a challenge, the 1,917m Mount Washington before enjoying some urban adventures in Boston and New York.
While the line is holiday focused, the looks are hardly season-specific.
His most recent book, Death Takes a Holiday, focuses on old record shops spread across the Northeast.
Like its predecessor, Holiday focuses on the intertwining lives of a group of men and women: authors, football players, mothers, fathers.
After the holidays, focus shifts to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and other great black Americans, as teachers mark the slain civil rights leader's birthday and Black History Month.
Undiscovered Destinations Small group holidays focusing on culture and history.
I'd spend the summer holidays focusing on the business and the society and term time on my dissertation.
