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 ...

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 ...

DANSVILLE — Students at the Genesee Valley BOCES Dansville Campus under the guidance of art teacher Jill Rossborough recently combined art, culture, and storytelling in a creative project focused on ...

How Did Spider Ornaments Become a Christmas Tradition? The ancient holiday legend of the Christmas spider tells the story of a poor widow and her children. As the story goes, one day, a pinecone fell ...

Unlike Nigeria and the rest of the world, Ukraine adds—what many would call—an unusual practice to their Christmas celebrations. These aren't literal spiderwebs spun by arachnids, but rather ornaments ...