Dickens Christmas on the Strand, held in Galveston Texas, is full of old fashioned Holiday fun. So lasso up the kids and heard then down to the strand. 
Tossing knives while ridding a unicycle … fun fun fun. Of course I won’t be trying that anytime soon
A highlight of Dickens On the Strand is the Victorian Bed Races. The beds have to be Victorian style with head and foot-boards. 
The beds must be decorated in a Victorian Christmas theme. 
Beds may only be pushed, from the back or the sides. No pulling allowed Teams begin at 21st and Mechanic Street and race westward to the intersection of 22nd and Mechanic. In the intersection, teams come to a complete stop and perform a “Chinese Fire Drill”, with every team member circling the bed once. Then one of the pushers dons a night cap and gown, without assistance, and changes places with the previous rider, who becomes a pusher.
Once the new rider 
is on the bed, the team races to the finish line. Awards are given for the fastest time and the best decorated.
I want to wish all the Steamed readers a Merry Steampunk Christmas and a lot of Victorian Holiday fun.
Maeve Alpin, who also writes as Cornelia Amiri, is the author of 24 published books. She creates stories with kilts, corsets, and happy endings. She lives in Houston Texas with her son, granddaughter, and her cat, Severus.
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