Monday, December 24, 2012
Looking for something to talk about over Christmas dinner? Here are a few things most people don't know about our yuletide traditions.
There are so many holiday traditions that we do without thinking much about how or why they started. Allow us to shed some light on a few: 1. Candy Canes. They're believed to have made their debut in the mid-1600s, when a German choirmaster made white sugar sticks shaped like shepherd’s staffs in the mid-1600s to keep fidgety kids occupied during live Nativity scenes, according to www.christianitytoday.com. The idea caught on, and became common at Nativity scenes all over Europe. The idea of using them as tree decorations began in about 1847, and red stripes and peppermint flavor were added around the turn of the century, the Web site says. Christian sources say the candy has many symbolic qualities – the white representing the virgin …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
To be eligible, residents must make sure their holiday lights are turned on from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.
If your house is decked out for the holidays, don't forget to leave those lights on — members of the village's Beautification Commission will be making their rounds on Monday, Dec. 12, to pick their favorite holiday displays for the annual Christmas Decorating Contest. Those who wish to enter the contest should make sure their outdoor displays are well lit from 6 to 10 p.m. on juding day. Only homes with their lights on will be eligible to win, and judging will be based on the creative use of outdoor decorations. First-, second- and third-place winners will be chosen from the north, south, central and west regions of Romeoville. There's just one catch: Entrants are only eligible to win the first-place prize once every three years. Prizes …
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Judges will hit the town from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 to pick the most festive homes in Romeoville.
Unleash your inner Clark Griswold this Christmas and you can win prizes — not to mention bragging rights and a plaque declaring your home one of Romeoville's best-dressed for the holidays. The village's Beautification Commission will hit the streets from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 in search of Romeoville's most festive homes. The annual Christmas Decorating Contest is a holiday staple in Romeoville, according to Romeoville Fire Department Executive Assistant Diane Donegan, staff liaison to the commission. "It's been around for 26 years," she said. To enter the competition, all homeowners have to do is make sure their holiday lights are turned on during the judging, said village trustee and board liaison Brian Clancy. "The judges will be…
