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The Holidays at Elon

   Luminaries circle Fonville Fountain before a stately Alamance.

 

 

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Holiday Treelighting and Luminaries

Thursday, December 2, 6:30pm @ Fonville Fountain

The Elon community gathers each year to share hot chocolate and cider, sing Christmas carols and other seasonal songs, light the Menorah in celebration of Hanukkah, and stroll through 1,500 luminarias.  Campus buildings and trees are lit with thousands of holiday lights.  description


Everyone is invited to attend the campus-wide Holiday Lighting Ceremony.  Students, faculty, staff, their families as well as many guests with children from the community are present to cheer when the holiday lights are turned on.  Don't forget your camera!  This is a beautiful Elon tradition that you don't want to miss!

 


The Moravian Lovefeast is an Elon tradition.Moravian Christmas Love Feast and Candle Service
sponsored by the Truitt Center
December 5, 5:00 pm @ Elon Community Church

Brought from Germany to Old Salem, North Carolina by early Moravian settlers, this traditional Christmas service celebrates the Advent season with a special service. It consists of a simple meal of sweet buns and coffee, and features seasonal music, including selections rendered by bell choirs, the chancel choir, organ and oboe. A candlelight service forms the climax of this special celebration, as the congregation sings the traditional carol "Morning Star." The Love Feast service is held at the Elon Community Church on Williamson Street. All members of the Elon community are welcome.