Christmas In the States

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  1. 3. People come to the Rocks Estate in Bethlehem from miles away to cut down their Christmas tree.
  2. 5. In Mobile, residents celebrate the season by donning elf costumes and strolling through town during an event called Elfapalooza.
  3. 7. At Portland’s “Holiday Ale Festival”, more than 50 winter ales are created for the season.
  4. 9. Dakota On “Pie Day” at the state capital building in Pierre, visitors are served a free piece of pie.
  5. 11. Travel back in time at Greenfield Village in Dearborn for its “Holiday Nights” event, where visitors munch on roasted chestnuts, listen to carolers and enjoy presentations from actors dressed in period costumes.
  6. 15. In this state the locals honor “Buffalo” Bill Cody by decorating the mansion he and his wife Louisa occupied.
  7. 17. Chicago’s Christkindlmarket, a holiday market based on traditional German markets. It is held on the famous Daly Plaza and runs from just before Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve.
  8. 18. Camden’s Adventure Aquarium sends Santa scuba diving with sharks!
  9. 19. Elvis Presley’s former mansion is decorated the way he used to with hundreds of blue lights and a life-size nativity scene.
  10. 20. At Newport on the Levee the holiday display “BRICKmas” features large scale LEGO displays, like a 32-foot long model of a local bridge.
  11. 22. In what state will you find the one of a kind weihnachtspyramide (that’s German for “Christmas pyramid)?
  12. 27. Every year, the this famous zoo turns into a magical wonderland full of lights and exotic animals. This holiday-themed zoo trip is enchanting for both kids and adults, and it consistently ranks in the Top 10 Zoo Lights list in USA Today.
  13. 28. The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's Santa Express takes kids on a magical holiday train ride, where kids can enjoy cookies and cocoa, story time, Christmas carols and a visit from Santa himself.
  14. 31. In this state the city of Chandler builds a towering Christmas tree out of tumbleweeds.
  15. 33. Medora’s “Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas” has been celebrating the holidays for over 20 years with magic shows, hay rides and a Cowboy Christmas supper.
  16. 34. On Christmas Eve, families living along the banks of the Mississippi River light bonfires to make sure “Papa Noel” doesn’t get lost.
  17. 35. In this state kick off the Christmas season with a citywide light-themed event call “Three Nights of lights”?
  18. 37. A long-standing tradition is to attend “A Christmas Carol” at the historic Ford’s Theater.
  19. 38. Middlebury has a month-long celebration including a “Night Fires” winter solstice celebration.
  20. 40. Some residents of this state as a nod to their Russian Orthodox heritage celebrate a week or two after December 25th.
  21. 43. Where can you visit George Washington’s historic home an visit a camel like the one Washington used to bring to his home to entertain his visitors.
  22. 45. The Bavarian Village in Leavenworth becomes a “Village of lights”.
  23. 46. The Moravian Church in Lititz displays a 110-point star, an elaborate version of the original 26-point Moravian Star created in Germany in the mid-1800s.
  24. 47. Guthrie’s old-fashioned “Territorial Christmas” events include a lighted parade, and a Christmas Organ Concert at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
  25. 48. The people of historic downtown Fairmont celebrate their Italian-American heritage with a “Feast of the Seven Fishes” and local crafters showcase their Appalachian history.
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  1. 1. Santa Fe’s Canyon Road is illuminated with hundreds of “farolitos” (sand-filled paper bags lit with votive candles) and luminarias.
  2. 2. Active Bostonians get in the spirit by putting on their ugliest holiday sweaters and head out for a jog. It’s all part of the “Ugly Sweater Run.”
  3. 4. The Paul Smith Children’s Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens displays a collection of rare Santa Clauses from all over the world.
  4. 6. Some Wilmington residents celebrate by attending services at Holy Trinity(Old Swedes)church. Children dress as “tomtar”, Swedish imps that live in barns and protect livestock, but get in trouble unless food is set out for them on Christmas Eve!
  5. 8. Walk through a Christmas tree forest at the “Festival of Trees”. This state’s tradition since 1970.
  6. 9. Charleston’s annual “Holiday Pub Crawl” takes revelers on a historic city tour through the oldest pubs and taverns.
  7. 10. Lutefisk dinners, along with Swedish meatballs are served across the state, in restaurants, churches, delis, and cafes.
  8. 12. Essex kicks off the holiday season the Sunday following Thanksgiving with its “Trees in the Rigging” a community carol sing-along and boat parade.
  9. 13. In this state Atlanta residents wouldn’t miss a holiday visit to the Botanic Cardens.
  10. 14. The world’s largest “Santa Ski” event takes place in Crested Buttle.
  11. 16. In Reno the May Arboretum Society hosts the “Gingerbread House Competition and Festival” each year.
  12. 21. In Boise’s Treasure Valley, the holiday season starts with the “Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees”. This annual fundraiser collects millions of dollars to benefit community health care.
  13. 23. In this city with the same name as the state there is an annual event called “Tuba Christmas”. Tuba and euphonium players perform seasonal music for the public.
  14. 24. Where might you find crab trap Christmas trees around the shoreline?
  15. 25. In this state you will find the last intact steam engine factory in the entire country at the Meridian museum. Each December, the museum transforms into Santa’s Christmas Factory!
  16. 26. It wouldn’t be Christmas in this state without a festive luau.
  17. 29. In what state can you find the town of Christmas, where residents celebrate the holiday year round?
  18. 30. Boat parades are the way most coastal towns in this state celebrate the holidays.
  19. 32. Santa clambers down one of the longest chimneys of all, the famous Chimney Rock, a 315-foot rock face 25 miles southeast of Asheville.
  20. 36. For 20 years the city of Bozeman has hosted an ice festival in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  21. 39. What state will you find the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes?
  22. 41. “The lights of the Ozarks” festivities showcase about 450,000 lights and start around Thanksgiving and continue through New Year’s Eve.
  23. 42. It what state can you celebrate a Victorian-style celebration in the boyhood home of Mark Twain?
  24. 44. In this state you might find eels, smelt, cod, crab and even lobster on the menu for Christmas dinner.
  25. 47. For a spectacular lighting display don’t miss the 3.5 million “Legendary Lights” at Clifton Mill, this five-story tall structure is the last remaining water-powered gristmill in America.