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Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer
With streets laid out exactly as surveyed by seventeen-year-old George Washington in 1749, Washington, Virginia, is still today a tranquil village, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Though its population hardly exceeds that of two hundred years ago, Washington is now a quiet blend of longtime residents and artists and craftspersons who have fled the busy-ness of the City for the ease and charm of rural life. Together they celebrate the Christmas holidays by reenacting colonial traditions.
The rich tradition and quaint charm of historic Washington, Virginia, come to life on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6, with daylight and candlelit tours, open houses at the shops and bed-and-breakfasts, colonial dancing and entertainment, caroilers and bonfires, a variety of craft demonstrations, a Santa’s bake shop, a Christmas bazaar and childrens’ gift-making, troubadors and theatrical and musical performances, and colonial meals both days at local restaurants.
First person “character” tours and historic tours of the art and architecture of the town will take visitors through the streets laid out by George himself in 1749. Beginning at 11 Saturday and 12 on Sunday, the tours will leave at every hour on the hour, concluding with candlelit tours through the gaily decorated streets at night. Tours will highlight a tastefully restored log home, contrasted with a new building constructed from logs salvaged from an old barn, a marvelous old “ordinary,” the impressive Courthouse complex, and the invitmg bed-and-breakfasts. Strolling carollers will bring back fond memories of country Christmases past.
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