COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — A woman’s childhood Christmas memories have inspired her to create new traditions with her family and neighbors in Colonial Heights.
Lindsey Engle, who grew up in the Ashby Acres neighborhood, is bringing back an old holiday tradition that involves luminaries, white bags filled with sand and candles.
WTVR “It’s Christmas Magic,” said Lindsey, reflecting on the festive atmosphere that fills the neighborhood on Christmas Eve when hundreds of tiny lights line the streets.
She remembered how much she loved looking at the twinkly lights and called walking around the neighborhood as a girl her “favorite tradition.”
For more than two decades, the community enjoyed the tradition of lining the streets with luminaries, gathering together over pots of Brunswick stew, cookies, and hot chocolate. However, over time, the tradition faded.
WTVRSo when Lindsey and her husband Cody moved back to the neighborhood with their three children two years ago, they decided to bring back the custom.