In 2007 when Ed took me to my first Christmas Walk, the Ellen Degeneres Show was filming a "wish you were here" segment about Geneva during the walk. The video is a pretty great representation of what goes on at the Christmas Walk:
So Friday we bundled the girls up and took them out to see the Santa Lucia procession where one lucky young girl dresses as Santa Lucia and wears a wreath with candles on her head and proceeds into the town with her attendants handing out good luck pepparkakor, listen to the carolers, watch the Mayor receive the first candy cane of the season from our wonderful local confectioner--Grahams, see the town tree get lit up, and welcome Santa Claus!
The whole street was decorated, there were folks handing out free hot chocolate, roasting chestnuts and making s'mores, there was a living nativity, and even an ice sculpture being made. We also had some of the first snow flurries of the season. Evelyn stayed nice and warm in her baby carrier, Matilda refused to wear her gloves or mittens or keep her hands covered though, so we couldn't stay long before she got pretty chilly.
Here are a few pictures from our night:
Me and the girls (Evelyn is tucked snugly into her carrier!) counting down to the lighting of the Christmas tree:
The tree is lit:
Delicious free hot chocolate:
Artist making an ice sculpture:
1 comment:
Hi,
This was an interesting blog. I remember taking the boys to the Christmas walk when they were little. (It was usually very cold!) I'm sure the girls will have great memories of Christmas here in Geneva. Maybe they will be little Santa Lucias someday!
Love,
Grandma Gustafson
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