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The festival, named Riverfest, has been sponsored by the city of St. Charles and organized by a volunteer committee of local leaders. The Festival of the Little Hills is a historic St. Charles tradition that takes place every year in August, the third full weekend of the month.
Members of the Omicron Delta Kappa society process with a roasted boar's head, followed by a reading of the "Boar's Head" story, a concert and a Christmas tree lighting. University tradition associates the observance with the arms of the university's namesake, James Edward Oglethorpe, depicting three boars' heads and a fourth as a crest. [7]
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]
The tradition of the fève dates back to Ancient Rome: according to UNToday, during the festival commemorating the god Saturn, slaves were freed for a day and a “king” would be selected at random.
The Christmas activities include an annual holiday home tour during which historic downtown homes are decorated for the season and opened to the public, a St. Nick Meet & Greet, and horse and ...
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
St. James City: Pine Island Lighted Christmas Boat Parade; St. Pete Beach: Pass-a-Grille/Vina Del Mar Parade; St. Pete Beach: Christmas Market and Parade; St. Pete Beach: St. Pete Beach & South Pasadena Holiday Lighted Boat Parade; St. Pete Beach: St. Pete Beach Boat Parade and Winter Festival in the Park; St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg's ...
What Was the Original Yule Log Tradition? The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started.To ring in the shortest day of ...