{"id":14872,"date":"2024-01-02T18:38:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14872"},"modified":"2024-01-02T18:38:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:38:58","slug":"whoville-comes-to-life-at-promenade-gardens-a-modern-twist-on-christmas-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/whoville-comes-to-life-at-promenade-gardens-a-modern-twist-on-christmas-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoville Comes to Life at Promenade Gardens: A Modern Twist on Christmas Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Promenade Gardens in Georgetown transformed into a vibrant Whoville, offering a modern twist on timeless Christmas festivities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KidsFest592, hosted by Natalya Thomas-Small, organized a delightful Brunch with Santa on Sunday, capturing the essence of childhood memories in a contemporary setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public attending the Brunch with Santa shared their thoughts on the event, expressing joy and excitement about the festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One participant stated, &#8220;I think this is beautiful; it is very festive, putting us in the Christmas spirit.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another attendee mentioned, &#8220;It\u2019s different and new. There\u2019s so much activity going on. My sister has a booth here, and it\u2019s a new experience for the children, for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalya Thomas-Small, the Founder and Director of KidsFest592, highlighted the purpose of Brunch with Santa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She expressed her intention to recreate the joy of Christmas by reviving childhood memories associated with events held in the Promenade Gardens and road parades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas-Small emphasized the significance of rekindling the true meaning of Christmas in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on her childhood experiences, Thomas-Small shared, &#8220;What I was trying to do was bring back the joy of Christmas because I realized that as a little girl, I can remember coming to events of this magnitude in the Promenade Gardens, road parades, and this wasn\u2019t so for a long time. So I wanted to rekindle what Christmas means in Guyana.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brunch with Santa event at Whoville in Promenade Gardens aimed to reignite the Christmas spirit within everyone and create a festive, family-friendly environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modern twist on traditional celebrations provided a unique and enjoyable experience for attendees of all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Promenade Gardens in Georgetown transformed into a vibrant Whoville, offering a modern twist on timeless Christmas festivities. KidsFest592, hosted by Natalya Thomas-Small, organized a delightful Brunch with Santa on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14874,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14872\/revisions\/14874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}