Holidays

From "Lexington" by Mary Wilson and Sharon Y. Asher, published sometime after 1975.

HOLIDAYS

The most celebrated holidays of the pioneers were New Years, the Fourth of July and Christmas.

The new year was always celebrated with a party on New Year's Eve when games were played until midnight when the new year was heralded by the ringing of church bells.

With the Lexington Band Wagon in the lead, the Fourth of July was celebrated with a parade around the square. Patriotic speeches were given in the courthouse yard and singing could he heard throughout the day.

Christmas was, of course, the most anticipated holiday of the year. Without the commercialism of today, the celebration of the birth of Christ was one where families gathered, when possible, to exchange homemade gifts and enjoy the communion of church and fellowship of a delicious dinner.

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