Plus: Atlanta’s Pink Pig; caroling in caverns; gifts for travelers
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
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1970s-era Pink Pig train cars on display at the Atlanta History Center.
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Enduring, Endearing
Southern Traditions |
It’s the most wonderful…and wonderfully weird…time of the year, writes G&G’s Elizabeth Florio. “Case in point: For nearly seventy years Atlantans have celebrated the season by climbing into a miniature monorail shaped like a pink pig, called the Pink Pig.” Hop aboard for a rose-colored ride through a charming slice of Southern holiday history, one that lives on—with a new look—in 2024.
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A REAL-LIFE ROCKWELL: If your ideal holiday setting looks something like a Saturday Evening Post cover, consider a trip to South Carolina’s Old 96 District, a quaint five-county region that marks the season with a whole stocking full of activities. Kick off the merriment at Abbeville’s Victorian Christmas (December 6–7) with caroling, candlelit tours, cocoa with Saint Nicholas, and more. Then tackle your holiday shopping at the McCormick County Historical Commission Festival of Trees and Holiday Market (December 6–7 and 13–14), where handmade wares include quilts, jellies, and sweet treats. Take the kids for a walk through the lights in Trenton at Sara’s Farm Adventure, then bring them to a holiday film at the stunning circa 1926 Capitol Theater in Laurens on December 23—a festive family outing they won’t forget. Browse Old 96 District holiday events.
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Virginia’s Caroling in the Caverns
Is a Subterranean Spectacle of Song
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An Inside Look at the
Rock City Holiday Gnomes |
Biltmore’s History of
Spectacular Christmas Celebrations |
Head to New Orleans for
Alligator-Shaped Challah Bread |
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