Welcoming Winter Since Dec. 21 marks the official beginning of winter, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Society will welcome in the new season with a "Winter Celebration" on Tuesday.
At a winter celebration in the East Village in January, someone in the crowd handed out sleigh bells.
Events AMERICAN AIRLINES WINTER CELEBRATION AT THE POND AT BRYANT PARK, Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m., Avenue of the Americas at 42nd Street.
(Zachary Woolfe) ★ Make Music New York (Friday) This adventurous organization, which entices music lovers with a wide range of al fresco performances each June, returns for its second winter celebration.
During Saturnalia, a Roman winter celebration, participants would dance, drink and play jokes on each other; slaves pretended to rule their masters, and a mock king, the Lord of Misrule, reigned for a day.
For example, he said, during a winter celebration that Nuevo Laredo and Laredo stage together, Laredo could submit a proposal for increased staffing to handle the larger numbers of people crossing the border.
