Torchlight Parade Photo: Robert Wilson
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Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas - The 2nd
Annual Festival of Lights was held in New Plymouth over the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend marking the beginning of the holiday season in Green
Turtle Cay. The three day event began with a traditional Thanksgiving
feast along the waterfront where hundreds of residents and visitors
also enjoyed a stage program and a Torchlight Procession by the students
of the Amy Roberts Primary School and the GTC Homeschoolers.
Those gathered on Friday
evening were treated to a variety of homemade soups and desserts followed
by Bingo, a Golf Cart Parade, while the kids paraded the streets singing
Christmas carols donned with jingle bells for the Jingle Bell Trot.
The evening concluded with a spectacular fireworks display.
The
three day event concluded with a fun-filled family day of games, arts
and crafts, and a variety of interactive programs. Closing events
included an “Exotic Beauty Contest and a performance by the “Green
Turtle Cay Village People;”
On
Saturday, December 11th a Lite the Nite Boat Parade scheduled to make
its way into Black Sound, White Sound and Settlement Creek.
Santa and his elves will also be on hand to present gifts to the young people.
Christmas Caroling Photo: Robert Wilson
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Torchlight Art by Amy Roberts Primary School Photo: Robert Wilson
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Decorated Golf Cart Parade Photo: Robert Wilson
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