Boar’s Head & Yuletide Log Pageant returns to Corpus Christi Jan. 7

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In the end, the beefeaters can rejoice!

Chair of the 39th Annual Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival Trey McCampbell joined us stay to speak in regards to the historical past of the competition and what to anticipate on the First Christian Church’s first efficiency for the Epiphany because the COVID pandemic started.

“We often hear that the Christmas season of Corpus Christi shouldn’t be over till Boar’s Head,” McCampbell mentioned. “After we have opened all these presents beneath the tree, it feels somewhat empty, identical to the empty tree. And so whenever you come to the Boar’s Head Pageant and see this pageant, it sort of supplies the logical finish of Christmas – actually, it places the that means of Christ again into the aim of Christmas.”

The Boar’s Head & Yuletide Log Pageant will happen at First Christian Church in Corpus Christi, with  performances beginning at 3, 5 and seven p.m. There will even be a pre-show medieval birds of prey presentation 20 minutes earlier than each present, courtesy of the Texas State Aquarium.

Whereas entry to the pageant and seating are free, the church will even settle for canned, nonperishable meals donations on behalf of the Coastal Bend Meals Financial institution.

When Coastal Bend natives hear in regards to the Boar’s Head & Yuletide Log Pageant, one thought typically involves thoughts: what do these pagan-sounding issues need to do with Christmas?! 

McCampbell admits that the competition’s title can put some individuals off, however he ensures that the story behind it carries way more that means than some would possibly assume. 

On this Domingo Stay Digital Unique, McCampbell explains the equal-parts fantastical and poignant lore behind the First Christian Church’s Christmastime custom.