College Celebrates Holidays to End the Semester
Celebrating the holidays is a time-honored tradition at Saint Anselm College. From the annual Thanksgiving basket drive to the Christmas feast, Anselmians love to celebrate the season. While a late Thanksgiving will make for a more condensed season, the Hilltop will make sure that it is full of joy.
Decorations are already decking the halls, and the season has kicked off with:
- Celebration of Light: Co-hosted by the Intercultural Center and Campus Ministry, students shared a meal featuring food from a wide variety of traditions. See our two galleries of celebration images > Gallery1 and Gallery2
- Thanksgiving Basket Blessing: This beloved annual tradition, organized by Campus Ministry, collected 180 baskets full of food and gift cards for local families to hold a Thanksgiving dinner. Check out the full gallery of blessing images >
- Annual Holiday Fair: Each year, the Meelia Center for Community Engagement welcomes members of the greater Manchester community onto campus for a free day of festive fun including crafts, sleigh rides, and more. Check out the full gallery of fair images >
- Holiday Pie & Cheesecake Sale: This year Dining Services baked and sold more than 2,100 pies, 1,200 cheesecakes and 1,300 breads at the annual sale of Thanksgiving treats. Check out the full gallery of sale images >
The students returned from Thanksgiving with a super-charged Sunday, which included:
- DecemberSong: This annual concert featured readings, hymns, and songs performed by members of the College Choir and other members of the Anselmian community. Immediately after the concert ended, the group moved over to bless the Nativity in its new location by the Humanities Institute. Check out the full gallery of concert and blessing images >
- Gingerbread House competition. Students participated in this annual tradition, creating a wide variety of creations. This year’s winner honored the field hockey championship. Second and third place winners were Christmas on Cape Cod, featuring a lighthouse, and Red, White and Green with a pyramid of cards. Check out the full gallery of competition images >
- Party Your Classes Off (PYCO): Students celebrated the end of the fall semester and the beginning of the Christmas season with food trucks, a 360-video booth, holiday craft-making, Cabingo and even some slime. Check out the full gallery of PYCO images >
- Christmas Feast: The final dinner before classes ended for the fall semester was a festive celebration with students in their holiday best. Check out the full gallery of feast images >
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