{"id":14225,"date":"2020-01-03T14:13:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=14225"},"modified":"2020-01-03T14:13:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:13:18","slug":"solvangs-christmas-send-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=14225","title":{"rendered":"Solvang&#8217;s Christmas Send-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_13054\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=13054\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13054\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SolvangCA_7575_Tree_Burning_solvangusa.com1_-e1546633833897.jpeg\" alt=\"Firefighter stands in the red glow of burning Christmas tree on wooden stand as bystanders look on during Julefest &quot;Safety Burn&quot; event\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of SolvangUSA.com, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t Christmas go by quickly?<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, California&#8217;s Danish village of Solvang ushers it out with a special community event.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re wrapping up their month-long &#8220;Julefest&#8221; with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solvangjulefest.org\/treeburn\">&#8220;Tree Burn Fire Safety Demonstration&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Santa Barbara County Fire Department supervises the demonstration.\u00a0 Free live entertainment will be featured, and refreshments are available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the largest community gatherings and fire safety demonstrations, Solvang&#8217;s &#8220;Christmas Tree Burn Fire Safety Demonstration&#8221; marks the end of 2019 Julefest&#8211;and the start of a new year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13052\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=13052\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13052\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13052\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SolvangCA_7580_Tree_Burning_solvangusa.com_-e1578089585394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of SolvangUSA.com, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s low-key, community-oriented and the final &#8220;button&#8221; on Solvang&#8217;s 2019 Julefest celebration.\u00a0 Then&#8211;planning for 2020 Julefest starts!<\/p>\n<p>Come join them if you&#8217;re in the area, to see out Christmas 2019, and Solvang wishes you a Happy&#8211;and safe&#8211;New Year!<\/p>\n<h4><em>Solvang&#8217;s &#8220;Tree Burn Fire Safety Demonstration&#8221; happens this evening, Friday, January 3, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the empty fields at Old Mission Santa Ines,\u00a0 1760 Mission Drive (east of Mariposa) in Solvang.\u00a0 This is a free community event.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae Didn&#8217;t Christmas go by quickly? 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