by Noella Noelophile®
(Photo courtesy of SolvangUSA.com, and used with permission.)
At this point, the village of Solvang is just about to start preparing for next Christmas. Their 2019 “Julefest” will start at the beginning of this December.
But before they do that, there’s one more festivity, happening tonight, to wrap up Christmas 2018.
And you’re invited.
This evening at 5:00, Solvang hosts their “Tree Burn Fire Safety Demonstration“.
To most of us, taking down the tree is a bummer. But this conclusion to Solvang’s annual “Julefest” celebration is a quietly-festive time, with entertainment and refreshments.
(Photo courtesy of SolvangUSA.com, and used with permission.)
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department supervises Solvang’s “Christmas Tree Burn Fire Safety Demonstration”, which is one of the largest fire safety demonstrations and community gatherings on California’s Central Coast.
Located in the empty fields at Old Mission Santa Ines, this two-hour event is accessible–and a low=key but pleasant sendoff to Christmas season, 2018.
To Noelophile®, Twelfth Night, January 6th, is really the “twelfth day of Christmas”. But this sounds like a fantastic community gathering, and a way to move safely with your loved ones into 2019–and all the Christmas celebrations yet to come.
So–one more time–God Jul! And may this be a safe, healthy and Happy New Year for you and those you love.