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Make the Holiday Last Longer with a Twelfth Night Celebration
Historic London Town and Gardens hosts Jan. 9 event highlighting colonial traditions.
Right now many of us are in the throes of the holiday season. But often the holiday cheer doesn't last long after Christmas Day and if it does then certainly not past New Year's Day. In the dizzying rush of the holidays, it is easy to miss out on what the celebrations are all about. About 200 years ago, the tradition of Twelfth Night was a common celebration in communities like ours. These festivities did not begin until the 25th and lasted nearly a week after New Years Day. Unlike our modern view of the season, the celebrations were less about material gifts than just sharing a good time with friends and family. On Jan. 9, Historic London Town and Gardens will host a Twelfth Night Celebration where guests will have the opportunity to …
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