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Fremont celebrates the holidays in some unique ways. The first real event is “Festivus” which includes a gathering in the square, airing of grievances, various competitions of strength, a chicken dance and finally the lighting of the statue of Lenin.
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As usual, Alice was very engaged and even won a prize for the best grievance for her description of how annoyed she is by the plethora of ride-sharing bikes and how they are left very haphazardly in the most inconvenient locations.
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Fremont also hosts the Christmas Boat Parade in the ship canal. This year was the largest fleet we’ve seen – 50 to 60 well decorated boats of all sizes along with a few paddle boarders and a couple of kayaks all with decorative lighting.
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There was a number of ways that the boats expressed holiday wishes.
Pirate ships, plenty of Santa Clauses, some polar bears, reindeer, and an abominable snow man all made appearances. But Alice I thought the boat below had the most different aspects of holiday covered – it had it all going on!