Past Events

Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Originally created by author Daniel O’Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike”, which O’Keefe’s son, Dan O’Keefe, co-wrote. The non-commercial holiday’s celebration, as depicted on Seinfeld, occurs on December 23 and includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the “Airing of Grievances” and…

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical…

Christmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Popular modern customs of the holiday include: gift giving completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath Christmas music and caroling viewing a Nativity play an exchange of Christmas cards church services a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights,…

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, thus being the second day of Christmastide.  It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British Empire. Boxing Day is on 26 December, although the attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place either on that day or one or two days later. In Nova Scotia Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday. It is, however,…

The free skating events will take place at the Eastlink Centre Charlottetown, Simmons Sports Centre, Cody Banks Arena and Arena A in the Bell Aliant Centre as follows:   Sunday, December 27 at 3 p.m. – Cody Banks Arena (58 Maple Ave.) Monday, December 28 at 4 p.m. – Arena A in the Bell Aliant Centre (560 University Ave.)   A maximum of up to 45 people will be permitted at each skate. Masks must be worn while indoors, unless…

Little Christmas, also known as Old Christmas, is one of the traditional names among Irish Christians and Amish Christians for 6 January, which is also known more widely as the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated after the conclusion of the twelve days of Christmastide.  

It might be January, but don’t put away that sense of Christmas wonder just yet. The program, The Magic of Christmas at Wyatt Heritage Properties, is back on the calendar for Wednesday, January 13, and Thursday, January 14th. The program, which explores the tradition of the Christmas tree throughout the centuries, had to be postponed in December when the COVID-19 circuit breaker was put in place. But while Christmas 2020 might be behind us, the magic and the mystery is…