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Imikhosi Yokukhanya Kwesihlahla sikaKhisimusi
Abantu baseSan Franciscans banamasiko ayingqayizivele kaKhisimusi, kuhlanganise ne-skyline ekhanyisiwe nezinye izenzakalo zomculo ezijabulisa. Kodwa abazinaki iziko. Imikhosi yokukhanyisa isihlahla sikaKhisimusi idweba izixuku, eziqhubeka nokuvakashela kulo lonke le nkathi.
Izihlahla ezibukeka kakhulu, ezibukeka kahle kakhulu zikhuphukela ku:
- Union Square: Isihlahla sikaMacy sendabuko siqala okokuqala ku-Thanksgiving 1 ngempelasonto. Ebekwa phakathi kwe-Union Square, lesi sihlahla singamamitha angu-80 ubude (izintatheli ezingaba ngu-7) futhi sigcwele izibani ezingu-21,000 ezikhanyisa izibani ze-LED. Indawo engcono kakhulu yokubuka imikhosi isendaweni, kodwa ungenza futhi ukubhuka ku-Burger Bar ku-Macy's Union Square, lapho ungabona konke kusuka kumawindi.
- I-Pier 39: Isihlahla somlilo sika-Pier 39 senzeke ngempelasonto ngaphambi kokubonga i-Thanksgiving, esinomuthi omude ongamamitha angu-60 eseduze nendawo yokungena kuyo. Amakhonsathi ase-ntambama aqala imikhosi, ilandelwa ukukhanya kokuqala komuthi kusihlwa.
- I-Ghirardelli Square: I- Ghirar delli ihlobisa isihlahla sayo sikaKhisimusi esinezinyawo ezingu-50-futhi yini enye - i-Ghirardelli Chocolate bars ngaphezulu, futhi iqala ukuphela ngeviki le-Thanksgiving. Ukudlala komculo, imibukiso yemidlalo, kanye nabahamba ngezinyawo abahamba phambili, okuholela ekukhanyeni kokuqala.
- I-Golden Gate Park: Isihlahla se-Golden Gate Park siyisimo esibukhoma, i-cypress eyi-100-plus eneminyaka engu-100 ubudala. Ungayibona eduze komnyango wesempumalanga eMcLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan St. (noFell). Ukukhanyisa izihlahla kuthatha indawo ngoLwesine wokuqala kaDisemba.
1 I- Thanksgiving igujwa ngoLwesine lwesine kaNovemba.
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Izibani Zomuzi
Izakhiwo zeSan Francisco Embarcadero Centre zichazwe ngezibani eziyi-17,000 njalo ngenkathi yeholide, ukunikeza isibhakabhaka saseSan Francisco ukubukeka okukhethekile. Empeleni, ungamangaza abangane bakho uma wazi ngalokhu. Uma ubona isithombe sezulu nesakhiwo esichazwe ezikhanyeni, ungasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi sithathwe ngoDisemba.
Isikhungo se-Embarcadero sise-Embarcadero eduze ne-Ferry Building. Imikhosi yasebusika e-Justin Herman Plaza eseduze nesikhungo ilandele imikhosi yokukhanyisa yonyaka, ilandelwa izibhamu. Konke kwenzeka ngoLwesihlanu ngaphambi kwe-Thanksgiving, kodwa i-Holiday Ice Rink ivula iviki ngaphambili, ihlale ivulekile amaviki ayisishiyagalolunye, ngesikhatsi seholide.
Indawo engcono kakhulu yokubona izibani ukuhamba nabo kancane. Enye yezindawo zokubukwa ezinhle kakhulu ivela ku-Treasure Island (ukuphuma kwe-I-80 phakathi kweBridge Bridge). Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuthola indlela yonke lapho, hamba uye ekupheleni kwe-Pier 7.
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Izibani eziningi
Uma uthanda ukubona izindlu ezihle kakhulu namakhelwane, zama iziLimi zaseKhisimusi zaseCalifornia ezibala amakhulu ezindawo ezikhanyisa ngamaholide, ikakhulukazi enyakatho nephakathi kweCalifornia. Zinezinhlu ezithile ezihamba phambili zokuhamba izindawo zokuhlala futhi kufanele zibone izindlu.
Ngaphandle kwezindlu ezihlotshiswe kahle, izikebhe zokudoba ezihambele e-Fisherman's Wharf ziyadlula ngenkathi yeholide. Ungabona eJefferson Street phakathi kukaJones noT Taylor.
04 kwezingu-10
Iholide Lamaholide I-Parade ye-Holiday
I-San Francisco kuphela yokugubha uKhisimusi, i-Holiday Lights Boat Parade kwenzeka emanzini, amasonto ambalwa ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi. Ngaphambi nje kwe-tjem, imininingwane ivame ukuthunyelwa kuwebhusayithi ye-Fisherman's Wharf.
Ungayibheka noma yikuphi emgwaqeni, oqala nje ngePier 39, uhamba ngeFisherman's Wharf, Fort Mason kanye neSt. Francis Yacht Club ngaphambi kokuba ujikeleze eduze noCrissy Field ukubuyela ku-Pier 39 eceleni komfula.
Izindawo ezinhle zokuzibona ziyi-Aquatic Park, i-Pier 39, i-Marina Green neCrissy Field.
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Union Square
I-Union Square yindawo yokuthenga yezitolo yaseSan Francisco futhi isikwele lapho umuthi omkhulu weMacy ukhuphuka khona. Uyothola futhi i-rink skating rink evulekile isikhathi seholide.
Izitolo kanye nezitolo ezungeze lesi sikwele zihlobisa izibani zazo ngezibani futhi zigcwalise amafasitela abo ngeziboniso ezikhethekile zonyaka. Phuma ezindaweni zokuzungezela zamahotela ezungezile ukuze uhlole izintambo zabo zonyaka bese ubona izindlu ze-gingerbread. Thatha isithombe se-Union Square ngoKhisimusi .
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I-Great Dickens i-Christmas Fair
I-Great Dickens i-Christmas Fair, isiqephu se-Old Country sigijima amaviki amahlanu phakathi kwe-Thanksgiving neKhisimusi e-Cow Palace ngokuzijabulisa, ukudla nokuphuza nokuthenga.
Kuyinto emnandi ngokwengeziwe ukuthi kuzwakale sengathi ngaphandle uma kunjalo, uvele nje u-Scrooge enhliziyweni. Funda kabanzi mayelana ne-Faire bese uthole amathiphu wokuzijabulisa.
07 kwangu-10
I-Nutcracker
I-Nutcracker iyi-ballet yesikhombiso esivamile, futhi akekho owenza kangcono kuneSan Francisco Ballet, lapho i-ballet yakudala eyenza i-American debut yayo ngo-1944. Inguqulo yendawo isethwe eMzini nge-Bay, phakathi no-1915 iPanama-Pacific International Umbukiso.
Ukusebenza kahle-kubhekwa ukuthi uBrad Maxwell wewebhusayithi ye-Nutcracker Ballet uthi: "... akuyona nje uKhisimusi kuze kube yilapho uhambele endaweni yemilingo I-San Francisco Ballet ikuthatha."
Izenzo ziqala phakathi no-Disemba futhi ziqhubeke ekupheleni kwenyanga futhi yonke imininingwane isayithi le-SF Ballet.
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Izitimela zeholide
Kuyafaneleka ukushayela i-Santa Cruz kancane ngeholide elidala elidala. Yilapho i-Roaring Camp Railroad igijima khona iHholiday Lighting Train, ishiya eSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Kuyinto yokugubha ngokukhethekile, yesikhathi esidala nemidlalo ebukhoma ebhodini nokuvakashelwa nguMnu noMnu Claus.
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I-Christmas ne-Walt Disney
I- Disney Family Museum inikeza i-holiday screenings yefilimu ethi "uKhisimusi Ne-Walt," ehlanganisa izigcawu ezivela kumathelevishini asekhaya kanye namanye ama-movie aseWalt ekhaya.
Baphinde bahlole amanye amafilimu e-Disney ngenhloko yeholide, futhi bonke bayakhululekile ukungena kwemyuziyamu.
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Amasiko omculo
I-San Francisco-esekelwe iqembu le-capella lokucula i-Chanticleer yenza i-Chanticleer yekhonsathi yeKhisimusi yezingoma zikaGregory kanye nezingoma ezithandwayo kwezinye izindawo ezinhle kakhulu zendawo.
E-Oakland, i-California Revels igubha inkathi eSikhumeleni saseScottish Rite, ngomculo, umdanso, nokuxoxa ngamazwi ukugubha i-solstice yasebusika.
I-San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus yenza ikhonsathi yeholide yabo yonyaka, evuselela umcimbi wango-1994 lapho abantu abangu-994 begqoke njengoSanta Claus behamba emigwaqeni yaseSan Francisco. I-chorus, amadoda angaphezu kuka-275 asezintweni ezibomvu, enza kuDavies Symphony Hall naseCastro Theatre.