Christmas in Our Town

This is Sandy writing. I just wanted to share a little of the festivities in our Italian town at Christmas time. A few weeks ago the town began to assemble it’s annual Christmas market in the historic center. The market consists of wooden shed/booths run by vendors selling food and various products for Christmas gifts. On the weekends there are special activities for the kids. Earlier this evening I took the kids out for a walk in town. It was drizzling so it made the little excursion a little more challenging, but we were a bit stir crazy in the house, so it was nice to get out. Rob was teaching a course tonight so he was not able to join us. There is a little kid’s train set up in the center for the kids to ride, so we made our way to that location. The trees along the streets have been decorated with white lights. Each store has a beautiful Christmas display and most of the stores were open until 7:30 p.m. It is very common for Italians to go out on Sunday for a stroll around town in the late afternoon and so our town is well-equipped for window shopping. It’s beautiful to see all the different outfits and shoes in the windows and it’s fun to “people-watch”. Most people don their stylish clothing for their Sunday walk. We made it to the train just before it closed, so Reilly was able to get a ride in. Jessi had fallen asleep in the stroller. After riding on the train, we walked through the Christmas market and headed back toward the car, which was a 10 minute walk away. It was not an extraordinary outing, just a little quaint one. Tomorrow is a holiday in our town to celebrate the day of San Nicolo, the patron saint of Sacile. He will show up in the center at 5:30 p.m. to give the kids candy. He’s dressed similar to a Santa Claus type figure. Many of the Italian families give their children gifts and candy for this holiday and the kids get 3 days off of school. Happy Holidays!

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