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THE BOAR'S HEAD & YULE LOG FESTIVAL CELEBRATES IT'S 34th YEAR!
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Since 1976, University Christian Church has concluded the Christmas season with the magnificent Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival! For the past thirty-four years, a multi-generational cast of over 300 has re-enacted the ancient celebration which marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Also known as The Epiphany, the end of the twelve days traditionally claims that the Magi offered their gifts to the Christ Child.
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The festival is celebrated in University Christian Church's Sanctuary, located at 2720 South University Drive in Fort Worth. Performances are held on January 2 and 3, 2010, at 3 and 5 p.m. each day. This annual celebration draws patrons from near and far! Every seat is filled, so it is suggested that patrons arrive at least one hour in advance. The festival is free and open to the public; however there are a limited number of $12 reserved seats available for purchase beginning November 30.
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This celebration of the victory of good over evil is perhaps the oldest continuing festival of the Christmas season. It began as a holiday tradition in the grand manor houses of England, and was brought to America during colonial days. There's never a dull moment in this fast moving presentation, which is loaded with surprise entrances and exits by the performers.
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The pageant is based on an old legend, that of an Oxford student who kills a wild boar when it interrupts his studies. When the church adopted the Festival, it gained a new, Christian significance: the wild boar, symbolic of evil, is overcome by good through the teachings of Christ. Marching companies, in beautiful authentic costumes of Renaissance England, sing the ancient songs of Christendom, as they carry in the gaily-bedecked head of the wild boar, which is conquered by the innocent goodness of the Christ Child. The triumph of light over darkness is made graphic in the Christ Candle through its light and through the carvings on the wooden candleholder in our production.
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The second part of the program features the original Christmas story, as shepherds and Wise Men travel to Bethlehem to bring gifts to the Christ Child. The traditional tableau--Mary, Joseph and the baby--is revealed as the climax, with the baby recently born to a member of our congregation playing the part of the infant Jesus. The iconic moment of the Holy Family stirs the heart in remembrance of God’s gift of his Son to all humanity.
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If you’ve never seen a BHYL Festival, consider making plans for this year. Patrons return year after year, and many feel their Christmas season is just not complete without it! Begin your Christmas tradition this year at the Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival!
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Overview:
The 34th Annual Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival
Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3, 2010
3 & 5 p.m. performances
University Christian Church
2720 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Free admission - Reserved Seating Available for $12
- Plan on arriving at least an hour early to find seats.
- Early arrivals holding seats for friends in the free seating areas must release them if their guests have not arrived 30 minutes prior to the start of a performance.
- Reserved ticket holders will only need to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to the performance to be seated.
- To purchase tickets, please call the UCC Ticket Desk at 817.926.6631 ext. 141, or email boarshead@uccftw.com
Tickets go on saleNovember 30, 2009
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