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Waterville’s Parade of Lights & Kringleville Have Been Cancelled
Waterville’s Parade of Lights & Kringleville Have Been Cancelled
Waterville’s Parade of Lights & Kringleville Have Been Cancelled
It really sucks (do you mind if I say sucks?) , that things all around Maine are being cancelled in the wake of a worldwide pandemic. But worry not, even though some of our most traditional events in the area are being cancelled for a year, organizers are working hard on replacement events so that the season doesn't have to go a full year without a little holiday fun...
Christmas Tree Candles to Lights
Christmas Tree Candles to Lights
Christmas Tree Candles to Lights
Until the Christmas of 1880 Christmas trees when decorated with candles. As you can imagine that would be quite dangerous having lighted candles on a dry tree. Thomas Edison, who invented the incandescent bulb in 1879, hung a string of electric lights outside his lab in New Jersey and that was the beginning of electric lights at Christmas.