Culture Holidays

Holidays

Explore holiday traditions across cultures, and learn how to make your own celebrations as creative and sustainable as possible.

Close-Up Of Heart Shape With Text On Leaves

Home & Design

Use Your Garden For a More Sustainable Valentine’s Day

Holidays

9 Vegan Valentine’s Day Gifts

Treehugger Voices

Books Are the Best Present This Year

Home & Design
Make Your Own Ugly Holiday Sweater Using Trash and Recycling
Treehugger Voices
All It Takes Is a Gingerbread House to Get in the Holiday Spirit
Treehugger Voices
The Practicalities of Giving Fewer Gifts to Kids
Treehugger Voices
You Might Have Trouble Finding a Real Christmas Tree This Year
Treehugger Voices
This Year, More Than Ever, Support Small Business Saturday
Treehugger Voices
How to Have a Safe, Frugal, Minimalist Christmas
Holidays
Holiday Gift Picks That Help the Ocean
Treehugger Voices
This Beautiful Wrapping Paper Is 100% Recyclable
Treehugger Voices
No Trick-or-Treating or Screaming This Halloween, CDC Says
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Father's Day Gift Ideas for Grown-Ups
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Why the Date of Passover Always Changes
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How to Recycle Your Christmas Lights
DIY
Make Pretty Robin's Eggs With a Simple Cabbage Dye
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It's Pi Day in the USA
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12 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Wrapping Paper
Animals
This Holiday Light Display Brought to You by an Electric Eel Named Miguel Wattson
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When Is It 'Too Soon' to Decorate for Christmas?
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How to Preserve a Carved Pumpkin
Sustainable Eating
7 Sustainable Stouts for St. Patrick's Day
Holidays
17 Memorable Quotes From 'Elf'
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What Wine Did Jesus Drink at the Last Supper?
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13 Unexpected Leap Year Facts
Current Events
This May Day, Celebrate the Front-Line Workers
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Earth Day Inspiration: Words on Nature From Our Greatest Thinkers
Pets
Tiny Puppies in Tiny Costumes: It's All You Really Need This Halloween
Current Events
Yes, Earth Day Is Still Happening – Here's How to Celebrate at Home
Holidays
Pumpkin Carving 101
Environment
Why Good Christmas Trees Might Be Hard to Find
Pets
7 Ways to Cat-Proof Your Christmas Tree
Green Living
15 Things Not to Buy for the Holidays
Holidays
4 Facts About Cinco De Mayo
Garden
7 of the Best Plants to Give as Gifts
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I Spent New Year's Eve Making Doughnuts
Family
10 Green Ideas for Earth Day
Holidays
10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for School
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Happy Tu Bishvat, the New Year for Trees
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How to Care for a Living Christmas Tree
Plastics
Could You Make a Plastic-Free Costume This Halloween?
Holidays
'Alice's Restaurant': It's a Thanksgiving Music Tradition
Holidays
10 Curious Facts About May Day
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Founder of Mother's Day
Family
How to Discuss Climate Change With Your Uncle
Recycling & Waste
7 Ways to Dispose of an Old Christmas Tree
Holidays
Today Is Boxing Day, a Great Idea That Turned Into Wretched Excess
Green Living
This Christmas, We Should Take a Lesson From the Germans
Holidays
Join the Christmas Climate Strike
Holidays
The Beautiful Icelandic Tradition of Giving Books on Christmas Eve
Holidays
Thanksgiving Is All About the Food
Holidays
6 Big-Batch Breakfasts for Holiday Entertaining
Indoor Gardening
14 Houseplants Perfect for Valentine's Day
Thrift & Minimalism
Beware the Season of Excess
Holidays
5 Math Holidays Everyone Should Know
Urban Farms
A Canadian Forester Argues in Favor of Real Christmas Trees
Holidays
Why You Should Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange
Family
What Activities Can I Do When I Turn Off the Lights for Earth Hour?
Holidays
7 Surprising Facts About St. Patrick's Day
Holidays
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With a Walk Through Time
Holidays
A Brief History of April Fools' Day
Holidays
10 Strategies for Smart Gift-Giving This Year
Recycling & Waste
Don't Put These Things Down the Sink During the Holidays
Insects
Give the Gift of Roaches for Valentine's Day
Family
Why 'Trunk-Or-Treat' Is a Terrible Idea
Family
3 Reasons Why Halloween Is Great for Kids
DIY
Turn Plastic Waste Into Spooky Halloween Decorations
Treehugger Voices
Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!
Holidays
Why Do We Hide a Pickle Ornament in the Christmas Tree?
Wildlife
15 Surprising Facts About Reindeer
Holidays
Thanksgiving Crafts for Teens and Tweens
Pets
Watch These Rescue Pups Pick Out Their Christmas Presents
Urban Design
Happy Simcoe Day: How Good Planning Changed a Country
Holidays
7 Gift Hacks to Help You Through the Holidays
Economics
Stop the Presses for Labor Day
Home
5 Easy, Festive Napkin Folds for the Holidays
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Free Bird: Thanksgiving Turkey Pardons
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6 Scary Christmas Legends
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Why Those Fake Spider Webs Are a Bad Idea
Wildlife
5 Remarkable Videos of Wild Turkeys
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28 Fun Things to Do on Leap Day
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7 No-Bake Treats for Your Holiday Cookie Tray
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9 Multicultural Winter Holiday Celebrations
Art & Media
This Heartwarming Holiday Ad Is Exactly What the World Needs Right Now
Holidays
10 Cultural Variations on Thanksgiving
Sustainable Eating
What Is Wassailing?