Banner Photo Credit: Don Reese
100th ANNIVERSARY of Santa's Arrival & Tree Lighting
Friday, November 24, 2023
Can you believe we're celebrating 100 years of this uniquely Ephrata tradition!
Help us make this Centennial Celebration spectacular by clicking on one or
more of the links below to contribute! Be a part of this SPECIAL YEAR!
• $100 for the 100th
• Holiday Banners with your Family or Business photo
• Help light up downtown by Adopting a Tree or Wreath
Your contribution will help make this the MERRIEST YEAR of all!
Help us make this Centennial Celebration spectacular by clicking on one or
more of the links below to contribute! Be a part of this SPECIAL YEAR!
• $100 for the 100th
• Holiday Banners with your Family or Business photo
• Help light up downtown by Adopting a Tree or Wreath
Your contribution will help make this the MERRIEST YEAR of all!
Who is the Belsnickel?According to German Tradition, the Belsnickel visited homes prior to Christmas to check up on the behavior of the children. The Belsnickel often caused fright because he knew exactly which children were naughty. He carries a hickory switch in one hand and a bag of candies and nuts in the other. The Belsnickel would ask the children to recite a poem, a bible verse, or a math equation. He’d also warn the children to behave as Christmas morning is quickly approaching. Before the Belsnickel departed, he would throw some goodies on the floor for the children, but watch out children, if you forget your manners you might feel the sting of the Belsnickel’s switch on your back!
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For over 40 years, Ephrata kids have signed Santa's Big Book. It reappears every Black Friday at the event.
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MARY ELLEN WRIGHT | Staff Writer
The 2016 Christmas in Ephrata Event:
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN EPHRATA
TREE LIGHTING & SANTA'S ARRIVAL SPONSORS
LASER LIGHT SHOW SPONSOR
SANTA'S HOUSE SPONSOR
HOLIDAY MARKET SPONSOR
STEAM CALLIOPE
STREET PERFORMERS
GOLD STAR SPONSOR
SILVER BELL SPONSOR
BRONZE BELSNICKEL SPONSOR
SANTA'S HELPER SPONSORS
Key-Aid Ace Hardware
D. Scott Eaby, Esq
JD's Pazzo Pizza
Pyfer Reese Straub Gray & Farhat
Ingham's Powder Coating
BELIEVER • $100 for the 100th
Jeanne Shearer
John Berkes
Myron Stoner
Steve & Nancy Aronson
John Berkes
Myron Stoner
Steve & Nancy Aronson