THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WTXL) - Over the next few hours Thomasville is going to transform with its 32nd annual Victorian Christmas.
This year the city is bringing a real Victorian element to the event.
The new feature, a teatime experience that will truly transport you to another time.
Elegance, manners, and, teatime. All very popular 150 years ago during the Victorian Era.
An ambiance Thomasville tries to re-create for the Victorian Christmas. And this year you can get a taste of the social expectations of an era gone by.
"Society is definitely different these days. We don't observe a lot of the same rules that the Victorians did," said Allyson Whittaker, Owner of Southwest Georgia Protocol School.
Whittaker believes good social skills never go out of style.
"Just because society is different doesn't mean we can't take some of these things and apply them to our modern society," said Whittaker.
Years ago, tea was the time to socialize. Nowadays, people often grab a cup of coffee from the local coffee shop.
"It's going to be a really fun way for little ones to kind of learn some of the customs of that elegant way of life," said Sarah Baggett, Marketing Manager of City of Thomasville.
The City of Thomasville welcomed the addition of a traditional tea experience to its annual festival.
Whittiker said people were reserved during Victorian times. She said it was a period of transformation, but there were many rules you had to follow.
And teatime was no different. Around 5:00, fine china, silver, tea and biscuits would fill the table.
"Back then, they definitely had more stuff that went along with teatime. People ate lunch a little earlier and they ate dinner a lot later than we do now," said Whittiker. "So tea was definitely meant to provide sustenance."
And you can get a little taste of that in Thomasville during Victorian Christmas, where you can immerse yourself in another time.
The event runs until 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
