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Holiday Cheer Shared at Westville’s Yuletide Celebration Lumpkin, Ga. (2001) - Westville “Georgia’s Working 1850 Town” invites visitors to experience the warmth of Christmas with a pre-industrial holiday season full of spirit and tradition on Saturday afternoons in the Village during December.
As Westville closes out the Christmas Season, THE BURNING OF THE GREENS is held on Saturday, December 29. The natural greenery used to decorate Westville’s buildings in early December will be set ablaze at 2 p.m., symbolizing the passing of the old year. As the decorations are ignited, village bells begin to ring welcoming in the new year. For
more information call toll free 1/888-SEE-1850 or access the web site
at www.westville.org.
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The
LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE will take place at the Singer House on
December 22 at 2 p.m. The event re-creates a tradition which German immigrants
brought with them to America. 
Christmas
tree lightings did not spread to the general Southern population until
the last years of the 19th century.Using hand-crafted candles made by
Westville’s very own crafters, the lighting of the Christmas Tree
is accompanied by group singing and readings of “The Night Before
Christmas” and the Biblical Christmas Story. Yule Log cake and wassail
will be served following the lighting.