Tomorrow, 5 to 8:30 p.m., candlelight tours, with demonstrations of holiday customs from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including a Wassail reception, $27.50; members, $22.

Virtual Jerusalem will offer children's pages and information on holiday customs (www .

The old holiday custom of the breaking of a chicken's or turkey's wishbone by two persons is actually a remnant of this type of divination.

Each country's holiday customs are on display - pinatas in Mexico, for instance, and Portugal's 12 grapes carrying 12 wishes.

One of the least pleasing effects of modern refinement is the havoc it has made among the hearty old holiday customs.

Although its citizens are global and diverse, some holiday customs in cyberspace are universal.

While mostly known as a British holiday custom, the appointment of a Lord of Misrule comes from antiquity.

This entertainment, inspired by traditional English holiday customs, was as warm-hearted a tribute to peace, love and joy as one could hope to find.

On a more earthly plane, the show delves into the origins of holiday customs.

For some, it's as important a holiday custom as the lighting of a tree.