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Charleston & A Lowcountry Christmas
by Renee Wright
Sweet grass baskets make the Lowcountry's finest gifts,
but they don't come cheap.
Charleston, South Carolina celebrates in fine style throughout December each year. Highlights include:
- The Holiday Festival of Lights on James Island (mid Nov.-early Jan.)
- oyster roasts
- a parade of decorated boats
- tours of historic plantations decked in holiday finery
- ice skating in Marion Square
- culinary tours that take you to the city's historic taverns and specialty shops
- Victorian teas.
Traditional Charleston decorations combine greens with white camellia blossoms and white berries or beads for a classic look.
To help you plan your holidays, Charleston's top chefs share their favorite holiday recipes. Don't miss "The Grits that Stole Christmas" from the famous Charleston Grill.
Charleston has a notable floral tradition. It is the birthplace of the Poinsettia, first cultivated in 1832 by a Charleston native who found the plant growing wild in Mexico. Charleston is also the home of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, where one of the world's most spectacular displays of camellias is at its height every December.
For more information and a complete list of events, visit www.christmasincharleston.com or call 800.774.0006.
originally published in Square Dancing Today, 2003
Photo credits: Photos courtesy of The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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