[Moo] Christmas Parade in Fredericksburg

[Janie Darby]

Vivats to the Canton and their participants for putting everyone in the 
Holiday spirit, and a special Vivat to Cairistiona for organizing it! We 
thought of you when we were sitting in Curia.... ;-)

Baroness Briana

>From: "Laurie Clarkston" <garadh at erols.com>
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>Subject: [Moo] Christmas Parade in Fredericksburg
>Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 22:42:31 -0500
>
>Greetings to the Room,
>
>You missed a great time if you did not make it to the Christmas Parade to 
>march with the Canton of Sudentorre.  We had 24 in attendance for  the 
>parade.  Our vehicle (small pick-up truck) was decorated to look like a 
>large wooden cart.  We hung baskets filled with geese, swans, turtle doves, 
>French hens and one partridge in its own Pear Tree.  Our Theme was the 12 
>Days of Christmas.  We were a little short on the maids a milking, drummers 
>drumming, lords a leaping, and ladies dancing, but we more than made up for 
>it with enthusiasm.  We had milk pails, cows, a bull who wanted to be with 
>the "girls", pipers piping (okay, recorders), ladies dancing in the 
>streets, a little drumming by a couple of drums, and once in a while, our 
>lords leaped (they jumped up once...grin)  At several locations in the 
>parade, the crowd starting singing the 12 days of Christmas!  What a treat.
>
>We had two heavy fighters there to "guard" the five gold ring.  They became 
>a favorite of the children and spent a lot of time shaking hands, letting 
>the kits touch their helmets and shouting joyful greetings to the crowd.
>
>It seems the Canton now owns a nice collection of "birds" and during our 
>Pot Luck Dinner, much discussion took place on what to do with them.  A 
>final decision has not been made to there outcome......grin.
>
>All in all, everyone had a wonderful time, the crowds were excited and I 
>have already heard plans in the works for next year's years parade!!
>
>It has been a good evening.  Good night and sleep well.
>
>Lady Cairistiona de Coveran
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