Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of downtown Yorktown Heights as the first annual Holiday Lights Parade lit up the streets and the faces of those who braved the cold to watch.
Fire trucks from several departments decorated in lights were joined by ambulances, highway department vehicles, floats and marchers from many organizations who marched to Jack DeVito Memorial Field for the town tree lighting, hot chocolate and carolling.
Santa himself joined in the parade but his sled must be undergoing final preparations for the big day as he instead chose to ride in a sleek 1968 Camaro complete with elves riding shotgun.
The event was co-sponsored by the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department and the Yorktown Heights Engine Company.
After a Hurricane and Snow Storm, No Power. It was Wonderful. I hope to it Next Year Bigger and Brighter. If you don't like it Don't Come. It was wonderful
FYI Kwanza is a made up holiday and Hannakah is a minor one - all of my Jewish friends says so... Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana are the important ones. Chistmas is a major one for Christans.
http://ossining.patch.com/events/croton-artisans-holiday-boutique-816e1f7c#photo-12360549 It’s completely acceptable for you and others to say who cares and sit back. I was merely suggesting to others we should open our eyes and let retailers, their town boards perhaps even the media know they want Christmas to be represented again.
I guess I just don't see anything wrong with simply including every culture (including the varying Christmas traditions, many of which pull from other religious traditions as well). I don't see why it has to be a this-or-that situation, and it frankly makes me sad that religions, all of which really have so much beauty in them, tend to make people so angry and defensive. Much of my family is Christian and while I'm not, I'm happy to celebrate with them because it means a lot to them--plus I like spending time with the family. And likewise, they don't care that I'm not quite celebrating the exact same thing. What matters is that we're together. That's what events like these are for. But if taking inclusion and celebration of non-Christian traditions alongside Christian ones as a sign of "devolving morals" and "not normal," well, then I'm okay with not being normal.
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