How to spend a festive, fun-filled day in Old Salem.
You wont find a lot of twinkling lights, unless you count the lanterns on the candlelight tours.
The word comes from the German term putzen, which means to clean or to decorate.
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Historians say the tradition of displaying Nativity scenes began with the Moravians.
Examples of these still hang on porches all over North Carolina.
It still has the big brick oven that once baked batches of paper-thin cookies and fluffy rectangles ofsugar cake.
Videos of her baking demonstrations are shown next to the oven.
Watch A Cooking Demo
Including Winkler Bakery, there are about a dozen old buildings to explore.
The eatery has indoor and outdoor tables and serves soups, salads, and sandwiches.
This event has been held for nearly a century, though the name is a bit misleading.
(They close in January to get ready for the upcoming year.)
Regular all-in-one passes are $30 for adults and $16 for students and kids over age 3.
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Some of the houses might even have Christmas trees inside.
It is 2024, after all.
Former owner Augustus T. Zevely was a doctor who also used the space as his office and an inn.
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A Wyndham property, its in a restored cotton mill and has a courtyard and a lounge.
The Graylyn
If you want to surround yourself in 1920s luxury, theGraylynis worth a splurge.
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