Christmas in New Orleans is a very special celebration. It is as unique as other observances of Christmas in the United States. Therefore, when a visitor does come to experience this holiday here, it will be something that they will never forget
Instructions
1. Employ your good planning skills ahead of time, if you decide to come to New Orleans for Christmas. Make sure to get your plane tickets and hotel accommodations at least a month or two in advance of your visit. Do not wait until the very last minute.
2. Do appreciate uniqueness for what the holiday season truly represents in New Orleans. There are many different cultures alive in the city and they each celebrate Christmas in their own way. So be open to observance of these very diverse ways in your own way. There are hundreds of spirited events going on. You can choose to be part of Hanukkah or Kwanzaa activity if you wish or do a Christmas Day Concert. Christmas in New Orleans is observed for a whole month. So be prepared to observe it accordingly.
3. Respect Creole Christmas tradition for all that it means. For it is a much cherish quality that blends the old with the new in the Big Easy. Learn all that you can about this special Christmas tradition. As you go about experiencing your own Christmas in New Orleans for yourself. Part of the Creole Christmas tradition is Revellion, which is elegant four and five course dinners. Something you will be able to taste for yourself at New Orleans restaurants.
4. In addition to having lots of fun at more than a hundred of Christmas festivities going on in New Orleans,you will also be able to do lots of Christmas shopping. So do have the desire to shop until you drop. Especially if you are in need of gifts to bring back for friends and family once you return home. You may even come away with a very special gift for you as well. Some of the best places to shop for Christmas gifts include going to Royal Street, Magazine Street and the Arts District.
5. Make sure to have lots of get up and go to partake of the celebration-hopping while in town. You must adapt well to a New Orleans style Christmas. This means be to be busy as a bee and enjoying everything Christmas. Going on a tour of Celebration in the Oaks in City Park is just one of the many things to do. Others include "Caroling in Jackson Square," taking a bonfire and riverboat cruise, or touring fabulous 19th century homes that are decorated.
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