Ten Things To Know In December

This is the 5th year the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce has sponsored this annual fun run. So dress up in your favorite Christmas attire and join the race on Dec. 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in front of 114 S. 5th (Dr. Kelly Rilley), awards at the Triple D after. $25.00 entry fee and includes t-shirt. 5K & 3k Fun Run * Medals- 1st-3rd * Cash Prizes $50-$20 to * Male/Female & Adult/Child Div * Best Costume $25

Advent Sunday is a solemn and ritualistic period before Christmas Day, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and observed by many as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence. Advent Sunday is also called the First Sunday of Advent by Western Christian Churches. It is the first day of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent.

It’s back folks. The second year to have the Christmas Light Parade. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. The parade begins at Coleman Park and will travel north on Lubbock Road and turn west on West Broadway and then turn north on South 6th Street, then turn east on West Main. Santa and Mrs. Claus will end the parade in the fire truck. Kids will line up at the east doors of the Terry County Courthouse to see Santa!

This event, hosted by the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce, has become one of the most popular events in Terry County. This event focuses on the small businesses here in Brownfield and Terry County. Different businesses will stay open later for a great shopping experience. This is a great time to find a loved one’s Christmas gift or simply just go shopping for yourself! There will be local vendors at The Triple D and ACES. So shop LOCAL folks!

Hanukkah (also spelled “Chanukah”) is an eight-day winter “festival of lights,” which begins each year on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev. Because the Hebrew calendar is based on the lunar cycle, the dates of Jewish holidays according to the Gregorian calendar change from year-to-year. For this reason, the beginning of Hanukkah can range from late November to late December. In short, Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying Greek armies. The festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and spirituality over materiality.

At dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Imperial Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with warplanes. This was an attempt to cripple the fleet and hinder U.S. intervention in other Japanese targets in the South Pacific. This attack catapulted the U.S. into World War II. Imperial Japanese military anticipated that Nazi Germany would defeat Great Britain and the Soviet Union and that Japan would control the Pacific. The attack was opposed by Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who cautioned against a war with the United States, but he was overruled. After the attack, he said, “We have awakened a sleeping giant and have instilled in him a terrible resolve.” He was right. Although airfields, port facilities, and warships were severely damaged and two battleships, the Utah and the Arizona, were destroyed, the attack mobilized the United States, and for about four years the U.S. fought in both the Pacific theatre and European theatre. On Sept. 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s unconditional surrender. Today the Arizona is a memorial and a national park.

It has been a while since Brownfield High School has hosted a basketball tournament. It’s back this year as the Brownfield Lions Club has teamed up with BHS to put on the tournament. There will be six girls’ squads and five boys’ teams. On the girl’s side there will be Brownfield, Abernathy, Coahoma, Cooper JV, Idalou, and Sunray. On the boys side it’ll be Brownfield, Coahoma, Estacado, Lorenzo, and Monterey JV.

Meadow High School is back at with its annual Basketball Tourney. MHS will focus on and feature smaller schools. There are five teams on both the boys and girls sides. Meadow, Dawson, Kress, Southland, and cross-county rival Wellman-Union.

That’s right folks… it’s NOT winter until! The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 10:27 P.M. EST. For the northern half of Earth (the Northern Hemisphere), the winter solstice occurs annually on December 21 or 22. (The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs in June.) The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after we reach the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and longer again until we reach the summer solstice—the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.

Christmas Day is an annual Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. For Western Christian churches, Christmas Day always occurs on December 25, though some cultures observe the main celebration on the night prior, Christmas Eve. Specifically, the meaning of Christmas comes in the remembrance and celebration of God’s presence in our world through Jesus, God-made flesh. “Christmas” comes from the Old English Cristes maesse, meaning “Christ’s Mass.”