Belsnickel Festival slated for December 1 and 2
p BOYERTOWN - In the
folklore of the Pennsylvania
Dutch, the word
“Belsnickel” was applied to
a rather mean version of
Santa Claus.
A neighborhood man
would masquerade in old
clothes, visit homes, first
threatening the children
with a switch and then giving
them treats. This tradition
has all but died out.
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However, to the present
day residents of Boyertown,
the word Belsnickel
represents the tri-part
Festival of craft, art, and
antique shows staged by the
Boyertown Area Historical
Society.
For the first time, all three
shows will be held in the
Boyertown Area Senior High
School, 4th & Monroe Sts.,
Boyertown.
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The Festival will begin
with a craft show set for
Friday, November 23rd, 12
to 8 and Saturday,
November 24th, 10 to 5 in the
dining room of the Senior
High School.
The room will be crammed
with local and regional
craftsmen, displaying and
demonstrating their wares.
On view will be dolls,
jewelry, pottery, wooden
trays, macrame, dried
arrangements, needlework,
hooked rugs, leather items,
scnmsaw, toleware puppets,
paper cutting, decorated
eggs, marquetry, ceramics,
candles, stained glass, and
tinsel painting.
The art show will be held
the same dates and hours as
the craft show in the
corridors of the Boyertown
Area Senior High School. As
visitors proceed to the craft
show, they will see oils,
pastels, and watercolors
created by local artists.
Subjects range from por
traiture to landscape to local
scenes.
Refreshments will be
available as well as copies of
the Society’s cookbook.
Admission to these two
shows is free.
The final segment of the
Festival will be an antique
show to be held the following
weekend, Saturday,
December 1, 1-9 p.m. and
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Sunday, December 2nd, 1-5
p.m. m the dining room of
the Boyertown Area Senior
High School.
This year the show will
feature a display of antique
toys on loan from members
and friends of the Society.
Trains, dolls, wooden toys,
etc., from the late 1800’s to
the early 1950’s will give
visitors a chance to look at
the Christmas delights of
yesteryear.
The Belsnickel Festival
has become a Boyertown
tradition, and Society
members hope that even
more people will join for this
year’s Festival, the ninth
one to be held in the com
munity.
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