This being my second Christmas here, traditions are beginning. There’s a lovely Christmas production and Nativity Play at Kirstenbosch Gardens. With $8 US dollars, you can get a ticket, bring a picnic and enjoy a night of Carols with thousands of other festive attendees.
Upon entry, everyone is given a carol-flyer and a candle. When the sun sets, you can light your candle and have Carols by Candlelight. However, this year, they had Gardens workers walking around during the pre-show inviting all children to swap their wax candle for a “glow-stick.” Many did so and even the children in the play (on stage) walked around the production with glow sticks (that look nothing like candles but more like airport landing aids). I was wishing they had the battery operated candles like the American productions use now; there was something about the glow-sticks that didn’t ring true to the ancient attire the shepherds and angels adorned. But, safety first!
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