2009 will mark the 34th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration, to
be held Saturday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sugarlands
Visitor Center. The event, sponsored in cooperation with Great Smoky
Mountains Association, is free to the public. The popular event is a
celebration of Christmas and winter in the Smokies. Around Christmas time,
people gathered in churches, homes, and schools, and many of them
celebrated the holiday through music, storytelling, and crafts. The
Festival of Christmas Past lets us pause and remember some of these
traditions. The festival will include old-time mountain music and Old Harp
singing, as well as demonstrations of traditional domestic skills such as
the basketmaking, quilting, spinning, and apple butter making. Call
(865)436-1291 for details. |