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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Twelfth Night Tours at Pottsgrove Manor\nEvent Url:
  http://www.phillyfunguide.com/event/detail/60755/Twelfth_Night_Tours_at_P
 ottsgrove_Manor\nEvent Date Begin: 2009-11-21\nEvent Date End: 2010-01-10
 \n\nVisitors who come to Pottsgrove Manor will experience the holiday seas
 on as it would have been celebrated by English colonists over 250 years ag
 o. In the eighteenth century\, from early December to the feast of Twelfth
  Night on January 6th\, wealthy Pennsylvania families like the Potts obser
 ved not only the religious customs of the winter season\, but socialized\,
  gave and attended parties and balls\, and visited friends and family.  A 
 tour of the Manor will give visitors a glimpse of how the house would have
  been prepared for the holidays&mdash\;don't expect a Christmas tree or st
 ockings hung from the mantel! Bayberry candles lend a sweet scent to the a
 ir\, and window-panes are decorated with bright sprigs of holly. Tables ar
 e filled with displays of winter greenery and glass 'pyramids' loaded with
  delectable treats &ndash\; nuts\, candied fruits\, iced cakes decorated w
 ith miniature fruits made of colorful marzipan\, and molded sugar candies 
 that sparkle in the candlelight.  In the kitchen\, an elaborate menu of on
 ce-a-year specialties is being planned. Upstairs\, in the private chambers
 \, elegant attire is set out in preparation for the formal events of the s
 eason\, and all through the house the servants have prepared elaborate dec
 orations of food and greenery to brighten a winter household.  Guided tour
 s of the exhibit are offered during the museum's hours: Pottsgrove Manor i
 s operated by Montgomery County under the direction of the Parks and Herit
 age Services Department.\n\nStart time: Tuesday - Saturday\, 10 am-4 pm\nS
 unday\, 1-4 pm
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SUMMARY:Twelfth Night Tours at Pottsgrove Manor
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