{"id":41119,"date":"2023-12-07T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=41119"},"modified":"2023-12-07T20:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T00:09:00","slug":"photos-video-rain-couldnt-dampen-holiday-spirit-at-east-hants-christmas-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=41119","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS\/VIDEO: Rain couldn&#8217;t dampen holiday spirit at East Hants Christmas Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELMSDALE:<\/strong> Mother Nature tried to rain on the Christmas spirit in East Hants, but didn&#8217;t succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highway 2 at the Elmsdale square was lined with families out to get into the Holiday spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Floats form several local businesses and local fire departments led Santa and Mrs Claus during the East Hants Christmas Parade between Elmsdale and Enfield on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parade was sponsored by and organized by the East Hants Crime Prevention Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/c8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41121\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The parade didn&#8217;t just have humans in it&#8211;four-legged furballs like this doggie were in it too. 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