subject: Enjoying The Holiday Season In Williamsburg [print this page] Are you planning a late fall or early winter trip to Colonial Williamsburg? During your visit you will need a Colonial Williamsburg, Va hotel. One hotel option is the Courtyard Williamsburg. This Williamsburg, Va hotel is conveniently located to Colonial Williamsburg.
The holiday season is a great time to take a family trip to Williamsburg. From its elaborate holiday displays to holiday music by its fifes and drum players, the city does everything it can to put you into the holiday spirit.
Your family will enjoy the 100 miles of Lights. From late November to December, this Holiday extravaganza features a huge Christmas light display. It follow the Interstate 64 corridor from Virginia Beach to Virginia's capital in Richmond The 100 Miles of Lights features hundreds of events including holiday parades, teas, historical re-enactments, and light shows, decorating workshops, candlelight tours, unique shopping and caroling.
As part of the 100 Miles of Lights Celebration, Colonial Williamsburg delights in the atmosphere of America's first holidays. Fireworks and musket shots fill the air at Grand Illumination. Candles peek out from each window of every home and storefront. Throughout the Historic Area, the exquisite wreaths and swags adorn doors, windows, and tabletops. Colonial Williamsburg uses more than 5 miles of white pine roping; 1,500 white pine and Fraser fir wreaths; truckloads of holly, boxwood, magnolia, and berries!
At the re-created Jamestown Settlement, historical interpreters preserve supplies for winter. They learn that Christmas was a solemn time in the Colonies in contrast to England. Many towns designated a Lord of Misrule. In present day Jamestown, this "grand captain of all mischief" teases settlers and visitors.
by: Jed Crowl
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